chaparrear

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapareˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.pa.reˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cha‧pa‧rre‧ar

Verb

chaparrear (first-person singular present chaparreo, first-person singular preterite chaparreé, past participle chaparreado)

  1. (impersonal) to pour; to rain heavily; to rain cats and dogs
    Synonym: llover a cántaros

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chaparrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive chaparrear
gerund chaparreando
past participle masculine feminine
singular chaparreado chaparreada
plural chaparreados chaparreadas
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 chaparreo chaparreastú
chaparreásvos 		chaparrea chaparreamos chaparreáis chaparrean
imperfect chaparreaba chaparreabas chaparreaba chaparreábamos chaparreabais chaparreaban
preterite chaparreé chaparreaste chaparreó chaparreamos chaparreasteis chaparrearon
future chaparrearé chaparrearás chaparreará chaparrearemos chaparrearéis chaparrearán
conditional chaparrearía chaparrearías chaparrearía chaparrearíamos chaparrearíais chaparrearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present chaparree chaparreestú
chaparreésvos2 		chaparree chaparreemos chaparreéis chaparreen
imperfect
(ra) 		chaparreara chaparrearas chaparreara chaparreáramos chaparrearais chaparrearan
imperfect
(se) 		chaparrease chaparreases chaparrease chaparreásemos chaparreaseis chaparreasen
future1 chaparreare chaparreares chaparreare chaparreáremos chaparreareis chaparrearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative chaparreatú
chaparreávos 		chaparree chaparreemos chaparread chaparreen
negative no chaparrees no chaparree no chaparreemos no chaparreéis no chaparreen

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

    Selected combined forms of chaparrear

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 chaparrear dative chaparrearme chaparrearte chaparrearle, chaparrearse chaparrearnos chaparrearos chaparrearles, chaparrearse
accusative chaparrearme chaparrearte chaparrearlo, chaparrearla, chaparrearse chaparrearnos chaparrearos chaparrearlos, chaparrearlas, chaparrearse
with gerund chaparreando dative chaparreándome chaparreándote chaparreándole, chaparreándose chaparreándonos chaparreándoos chaparreándoles, chaparreándose
accusative chaparreándome chaparreándote chaparreándolo, chaparreándola, chaparreándose chaparreándonos chaparreándoos chaparreándolos, chaparreándolas, chaparreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chaparrea dative chaparréame chaparréate chaparréale chaparréanos not used chaparréales
accusative chaparréame chaparréate chaparréalo, chaparréala chaparréanos not used chaparréalos, chaparréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chaparreá dative chaparreame chaparreate chaparreale chaparreanos not used chaparreales
accusative chaparreame chaparreate chaparrealo, chaparreala chaparreanos not used chaparrealos, chaparrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chaparree dative chaparréeme not used chaparréele, chaparréese chaparréenos not used chaparréeles
accusative chaparréeme not used chaparréelo, chaparréela, chaparréese chaparréenos not used chaparréelos, chaparréelas
with first-person plural imperative chaparreemos dative not used chaparreémoste chaparreémosle chaparreémonos chaparreémoos chaparreémosles
accusative not used chaparreémoste chaparreémoslo, chaparreémosla chaparreémonos chaparreémoos chaparreémoslos, chaparreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chaparread dative chaparreadme not used chaparreadle chaparreadnos chaparreaos chaparreadles
accusative chaparreadme not used chaparreadlo, chaparreadla chaparreadnos chaparreaos chaparreadlos, chaparreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chaparreen dative chaparréenme not used chaparréenle chaparréennos not used chaparréenles, chaparréense
accusative chaparréenme not used chaparréenlo, chaparréenla chaparréennos not used chaparréenlos, chaparréenlas, chaparréense

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