guiñar

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Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps related to ceño (“frown”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiˈɲaɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gui‧ñar

Verb

guiñar (first-person singular present guiño, first-person singular preterite guiñé, past participle guiñado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to wink (blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
    Synonym: hacer del ojo

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guiñar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive guiñar
gerund guiñando
past participle masculine feminine
singular guiñado guiñada
plural guiñados guiñadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present guiño guiñastú
guiñásvos 		guiña guiñamos guiñáis guiñan
imperfect guiñaba guiñabas guiñaba guiñábamos guiñabais guiñaban
preterite guiñé guiñaste guiñó guiñamos guiñasteis guiñaron
future guiñaré guiñarás guiñará guiñaremos guiñaréis guiñarán
conditional guiñaría guiñarías guiñaría guiñaríamos guiñaríais guiñarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present guiñe guiñestú
guiñésvos2 		guiñe guiñemos guiñéis guiñen
imperfect
(ra) 		guiñara guiñaras guiñara guiñáramos guiñarais guiñaran
imperfect
(se) 		guiñase guiñases guiñase guiñásemos guiñaseis guiñasen
future1 guiñare guiñares guiñare guiñáremos guiñareis guiñaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative guiñatú
guiñávos 		guiñe guiñemos guiñad guiñen
negative no guiñes no guiñe no guiñemos no guiñéis no guiñen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of guiñar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive guiñar
dative guiñarme guiñarte guiñarle, guiñarse guiñarnos guiñaros guiñarles, guiñarse
accusative guiñarme guiñarte guiñarlo, guiñarla, guiñarse guiñarnos guiñaros guiñarlos, guiñarlas, guiñarse
with gerund guiñando
dative guiñándome guiñándote guiñándole, guiñándose guiñándonos guiñándoos guiñándoles, guiñándose
accusative guiñándome guiñándote guiñándolo, guiñándola, guiñándose guiñándonos guiñándoos guiñándolos, guiñándolas, guiñándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative guiña
dative guíñame guíñate guíñale guíñanos not used guíñales
accusative guíñame guíñate guíñalo, guíñala guíñanos not used guíñalos, guíñalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative guiñá
dative guiñame guiñate guiñale guiñanos not used guiñales
accusative guiñame guiñate guiñalo, guiñala guiñanos not used guiñalos, guiñalas
with formal second-person singular imperative guiñe
dative guíñeme not used guíñele, guíñese guíñenos not used guíñeles
accusative guíñeme not used guíñelo, guíñela, guíñese guíñenos not used guíñelos, guíñelas
with first-person plural imperative guiñemos
dative not used guiñémoste guiñémosle guiñémonos guiñémoos guiñémosles
accusative not used guiñémoste guiñémoslo, guiñémosla guiñémonos guiñémoos guiñémoslos, guiñémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guiñad
dative guiñadme not used guiñadle guiñadnos guiñaos guiñadles
accusative guiñadme not used guiñadlo, guiñadla guiñadnos guiñaos guiñadlos, guiñadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guiñen
dative guíñenme not used guíñenle guíñennos not used guíñenles, guíñense
accusative guíñenme not used guíñenlo, guíñenla guíñennos not used guíñenlos, guíñenlas, guíñense

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