chapuzar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *subputeāre, a verb formed on Latin sub (“under”) + puteus (“well, pit, dungeon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cha‧pu‧zar

Verb

chapuzar (first-person singular present chapuzo, first-person singular preterite chapucé, past participle chapuzado)

(transitive) to submerge the head of someone or somebody
(intransitive, reflexive) to submerge one's own head, to dive in head first

Conjugation

Conjugation of chapuzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chapuzar
gerund			chapuzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chapuzado		chapuzada
		plural		chapuzados		chapuzadas
		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	chapuzo	chapuzas^{^tú} chapuzás^{^vos}	chapuza	chapuzamos	chapuzáis	chapuzan
	imperfect	chapuzaba	chapuzabas	chapuzaba	chapuzábamos	chapuzabais	chapuzaban
	preterite	chapucé	chapuzaste	chapuzó	chapuzamos	chapuzasteis	chapuzaron
	future	chapuzaré	chapuzarás	chapuzará	chapuzaremos	chapuzaréis	chapuzarán
	conditional	chapuzaría	chapuzarías	chapuzaría	chapuzaríamos	chapuzaríais	chapuzarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chapuce	chapuces^{^tú} chapucés^{^vos²}	chapuce	chapucemos	chapucéis	chapucen
	imperfect (ra)	chapuzara	chapuzaras	chapuzara	chapuzáramos	chapuzarais	chapuzaran
	imperfect (se)	chapuzase	chapuzases	chapuzase	chapuzásemos	chapuzaseis	chapuzasen
	future¹	chapuzare	chapuzares	chapuzare	chapuzáremos	chapuzareis	chapuzaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chapuza^{^tú} chapuzá^{^vos}	chapuce	chapucemos	chapuzad	chapucen
	negative		no chapuces	no chapuce	no chapucemos	no chapucéis	no chapucen

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

Selected combined forms of chapuzar (c-z alternation)

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 chapuzar	dative	chapuzarme	chapuzarte	chapuzarle, chapuzarse	chapuzarnos	chapuzaros	chapuzarles, chapuzarse
with infinitive chapuzar	accusative	chapuzarme	chapuzarte	chapuzarlo, chapuzarla, chapuzarse	chapuzarnos	chapuzaros	chapuzarlos, chapuzarlas, chapuzarse

with gerund chapuzando	dative	chapuzándome	chapuzándote	chapuzándole, chapuzándose	chapuzándonos	chapuzándoos	chapuzándoles, chapuzándose
with gerund chapuzando	accusative	chapuzándome	chapuzándote	chapuzándolo, chapuzándola, chapuzándose	chapuzándonos	chapuzándoos	chapuzándolos, chapuzándolas, chapuzándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapuza	dative	chapúzame	chapúzate	chapúzale	chapúzanos	not used	chapúzales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapuza	accusative	chapúzame	chapúzate	chapúzalo, chapúzala	chapúzanos	not used	chapúzalos, chapúzalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chapuzá	dative	chapuzame	chapuzate	chapuzale	chapuzanos	not used	chapuzales
	accusative	chapuzame	chapuzate	chapuzalo, chapuzala	chapuzanos	not used	chapuzalos, chapuzalas

with formal second-person singular imperative chapuce	dative	chapúceme	not used	chapúcele, chapúcese	chapúcenos	not used	chapúceles
with formal second-person singular imperative chapuce	accusative	chapúceme	not used	chapúcelo, chapúcela, chapúcese	chapúcenos	not used	chapúcelos, chapúcelas

with first-person plural imperative chapucemos	dative	not used	chapucémoste	chapucémosle	chapucémonos	chapucémoos	chapucémosles
with first-person plural imperative chapucemos	accusative	not used	chapucémoste	chapucémoslo, chapucémosla	chapucémonos	chapucémoos	chapucémoslos, chapucémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chapuzad	dative	chapuzadme	not used	chapuzadle	chapuzadnos	chapuzaos	chapuzadles
with informal second-person plural imperative chapuzad	accusative	chapuzadme	not used	chapuzadlo, chapuzadla	chapuzadnos	chapuzaos	chapuzadlos, chapuzadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chapucen	dative	chapúcenme	not used	chapúcenle	chapúcennos	not used	chapúcenles, chapúcense
with formal second-person plural imperative chapucen	accusative	chapúcenme	not used	chapúcenlo, chapúcenla	chapúcennos	not used	chapúcenlos, chapúcenlas, chapúcense

Derived terms

chapuza