olfatear

Spanish

Etymology

From olfato +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /olfateˈaɾ/ [ol.fa.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ol‧fa‧te‧ar

Verb

olfatear (first-person singular present olfateo, first-person singular preterite olfateé, past participle olfateado)

  1. (transitive) to sniff
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to investigate, to find out with curiosity and resolution
    Synonym: husmear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of olfatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive olfatear
gerund olfateando
past participle masculine feminine
singular olfateado olfateada
plural olfateados olfateadas
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 olfateo olfateastú
olfateásvos		 olfatea olfateamos olfateáis olfatean
imperfect olfateaba olfateabas olfateaba olfateábamos olfateabais olfateaban
preterite olfateé olfateaste olfateó olfateamos olfateasteis olfatearon
future olfatearé olfatearás olfateará olfatearemos olfatearéis olfatearán
conditional olfatearía olfatearías olfatearía olfatearíamos olfatearíais olfatearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present olfatee olfateestú
olfateésvos2		 olfatee olfateemos olfateéis olfateen
imperfect
(ra)		 olfateara olfatearas olfateara olfateáramos olfatearais olfatearan
imperfect
(se)		 olfatease olfateases olfatease olfateásemos olfateaseis olfateasen
future1 olfateare olfateares olfateare olfateáremos olfateareis olfatearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative olfateatú
olfateávos		 olfatee olfateemos olfatead olfateen
negative no olfatees no olfatee no olfateemos no olfateéis no olfateen

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

    Selected combined forms of olfatear

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 olfatear
dative olfatearme olfatearte olfatearle, olfatearse olfatearnos olfatearos olfatearles, olfatearse
accusative olfatearme olfatearte olfatearlo, olfatearla, olfatearse olfatearnos olfatearos olfatearlos, olfatearlas, olfatearse
with gerund olfateando
dative olfateándome olfateándote olfateándole, olfateándose olfateándonos olfateándoos olfateándoles, olfateándose
accusative olfateándome olfateándote olfateándolo, olfateándola, olfateándose olfateándonos olfateándoos olfateándolos, olfateándolas, olfateándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative olfatea
dative olfatéame olfatéate olfatéale olfatéanos not used olfatéales
accusative olfatéame olfatéate olfatéalo, olfatéala olfatéanos not used olfatéalos, olfatéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative olfateá
dative olfateame olfateate olfateale olfateanos not used olfateales
accusative olfateame olfateate olfatealo, olfateala olfateanos not used olfatealos, olfatealas
with formal second-person singular imperative olfatee
dative olfatéeme not used olfatéele, olfatéese olfatéenos not used olfatéeles
accusative olfatéeme not used olfatéelo, olfatéela, olfatéese olfatéenos not used olfatéelos, olfatéelas
with first-person plural imperative olfateemos
dative not used olfateémoste olfateémosle olfateémonos olfateémoos olfateémosles
accusative not used olfateémoste olfateémoslo, olfateémosla olfateémonos olfateémoos olfateémoslos, olfateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative olfatead
dative olfateadme not used olfateadle olfateadnos olfateaos olfateadles
accusative olfateadme not used olfateadlo, olfateadla olfateadnos olfateaos olfateadlos, olfateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative olfateen
dative olfatéenme not used olfatéenle olfatéennos not used olfatéenles, olfatéense
accusative olfatéenme not used olfatéenlo, olfatéenla olfatéennos not used olfatéenlos, olfatéenlas, olfatéense

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