prear

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin praedō, praedāre (“to pillage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ar

Verb

prear (first-person singular present preo, first-person singular preterite preé, past participle preado)

  1. (obsolete) to prey
  2. (obsolete) to rob; to loot

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive prear
gerund preando
past participle masculine feminine
singular preado preada
plural preados preadas
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 preo preastú
preásvos 		prea preamos preáis prean
imperfect preaba preabas preaba preábamos preabais preaban
preterite preé preaste preó preamos preasteis prearon
future prearé prearás preará prearemos prearéis prearán
conditional prearía prearías prearía prearíamos prearíais prearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pree preestú
preésvos2 		pree preemos preéis preen
imperfect
(ra) 		preara prearas preara preáramos prearais prearan
imperfect
(se) 		prease preases prease preásemos preaseis preasen
future1 preare preares preare preáremos preareis prearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative preatú
preávos 		pree preemos pread preen
negative no prees no pree no preemos no preéis no preen

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

    Selected combined forms of prear

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 prear
dative prearme prearte prearle, prearse prearnos prearos prearles, prearse
accusative prearme prearte prearlo, prearla, prearse prearnos prearos prearlos, prearlas, prearse
with gerund preando
dative preándome preándote preándole, preándose preándonos preándoos preándoles, preándose
accusative preándome preándote preándolo, preándola, preándose preándonos preándoos preándolos, preándolas, preándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative prea
dative préame préate préale préanos not used préales
accusative préame préate préalo, préala préanos not used préalos, préalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative preá
dative preame preate preale preanos not used preales
accusative preame preate prealo, preala preanos not used prealos, prealas
with formal second-person singular imperative pree
dative préeme not used préele, préese préenos not used préeles
accusative préeme not used préelo, préela, préese préenos not used préelos, préelas
with first-person plural imperative preemos
dative not used preémoste preémosle preémonos preémoos preémosles
accusative not used preémoste preémoslo, preémosla preémonos preémoos preémoslos, preémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pread
dative preadme not used preadle preadnos preaos preadles
accusative preadme not used preadlo, preadla preadnos preaos preadlos, preadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative preen
dative préenme not used préenle préennos not used préenles, préense
accusative préenme not used préenlo, préenla préennos not used préenlos, préenlas, préense

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