chapotear

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English splash, splosh, splish, slosh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.po.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧po‧te‧ar

Verb

chapotear (first-person singular present chapoteo, first-person singular preterite chapoteé, past participle chapoteado)

  1. splash, splatter, dabble
    Synonym: chapalear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of chapotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chapotear
gerund chapoteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chapoteado chapoteada
plural chapoteados chapoteadas
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 chapoteo chapoteastú
chapoteásvos		 chapotea chapoteamos chapoteáis chapotean
imperfect chapoteaba chapoteabas chapoteaba chapoteábamos chapoteabais chapoteaban
preterite chapoteé chapoteaste chapoteó chapoteamos chapoteasteis chapotearon
future chapotearé chapotearás chapoteará chapotearemos chapotearéis chapotearán
conditional chapotearía chapotearías chapotearía chapotearíamos chapotearíais chapotearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chapotee chapoteestú
chapoteésvos2		 chapotee chapoteemos chapoteéis chapoteen
imperfect
(ra)		 chapoteara chapotearas chapoteara chapoteáramos chapotearais chapotearan
imperfect
(se)		 chapotease chapoteases chapotease chapoteásemos chapoteaseis chapoteasen
future1 chapoteare chapoteares chapoteare chapoteáremos chapoteareis chapotearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative chapoteatú
chapoteávos		 chapotee chapoteemos chapotead chapoteen
negative no chapotees no chapotee no chapoteemos no chapoteéis no chapoteen

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

    Selected combined forms of chapotear

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 chapotear
dative chapotearme chapotearte chapotearle, chapotearse chapotearnos chapotearos chapotearles, chapotearse
accusative chapotearme chapotearte chapotearlo, chapotearla, chapotearse chapotearnos chapotearos chapotearlos, chapotearlas, chapotearse
with gerund chapoteando
dative chapoteándome chapoteándote chapoteándole, chapoteándose chapoteándonos chapoteándoos chapoteándoles, chapoteándose
accusative chapoteándome chapoteándote chapoteándolo, chapoteándola, chapoteándose chapoteándonos chapoteándoos chapoteándolos, chapoteándolas, chapoteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapotea
dative chapotéame chapotéate chapotéale chapotéanos not used chapotéales
accusative chapotéame chapotéate chapotéalo, chapotéala chapotéanos not used chapotéalos, chapotéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chapoteá
dative chapoteame chapoteate chapoteale chapoteanos not used chapoteales
accusative chapoteame chapoteate chapotealo, chapoteala chapoteanos not used chapotealos, chapotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chapotee
dative chapotéeme not used chapotéele, chapotéese chapotéenos not used chapotéeles
accusative chapotéeme not used chapotéelo, chapotéela, chapotéese chapotéenos not used chapotéelos, chapotéelas
with first-person plural imperative chapoteemos
dative not used chapoteémoste chapoteémosle chapoteémonos chapoteémoos chapoteémosles
accusative not used chapoteémoste chapoteémoslo, chapoteémosla chapoteémonos chapoteémoos chapoteémoslos, chapoteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chapotead
dative chapoteadme not used chapoteadle chapoteadnos chapoteaos chapoteadles
accusative chapoteadme not used chapoteadlo, chapoteadla chapoteadnos chapoteaos chapoteadlos, chapoteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chapoteen
dative chapotéenme not used chapotéenle chapotéennos not used chapotéenles, chapotéense
accusative chapotéenme not used chapotéenlo, chapotéenla chapotéennos not used chapotéenlos, chapotéenlas, chapotéense

Derived terms

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