castañetear

Spanish

Etymology

From castañeta +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/, [kast̪aɲet̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)

  1. to rattle; clack; rattling; clacking
  2. to chatter; chattering (of teeth)
  3. to play the castañas

Conjugation
        Conjugation of castañetear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive castañetear
    gerund castañeteando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular castañeteado castañeteada
    plural castañeteados castañeteadas
    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 castañeteo castañeteastú
    castañeteásvos    		 castañetea castañeteamos castañeteáis castañetean
    imperfect castañeteaba castañeteabas castañeteaba castañeteábamos castañeteabais castañeteaban
    preterite castañeteé castañeteaste castañeteó castañeteamos castañeteasteis castañetearon
    future castañetearé castañetearás castañeteará castañetearemos castañetearéis castañetearán
    conditional castañetearía castañetearías castañetearía castañetearíamos castañetearíais castañetearían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present castañetee castañeteestú
    castañeteésvos2    		 castañetee castañeteemos castañeteéis castañeteen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 castañeteara castañetearas castañeteara castañeteáramos castañetearais castañetearan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 castañetease castañeteases castañetease castañeteásemos castañeteaseis castañeteasen
    future1 castañeteare castañeteares castañeteare castañeteáremos castañeteareis castañetearen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative castañeteatú
    castañeteávos    		 castañetee castañeteemos castañetead castañeteen
    negative no castañetees no castañetee no castañeteemos no castañeteéis no castañeteen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of castañetearedit data

      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 castañetear
      dative castañetearme castañetearte castañetearle, castañetearse castañetearnos castañetearos castañetearles, castañetearse
      accusative castañetearme castañetearte castañetearlo, castañetearla, castañetearse castañetearnos castañetearos castañetearlos, castañetearlas, castañetearse
      with gerund castañeteando
      dative castañeteándome castañeteándote castañeteándole, castañeteándose castañeteándonos castañeteándoos castañeteándoles, castañeteándose
      accusative castañeteándome castañeteándote castañeteándolo, castañeteándola, castañeteándose castañeteándonos castañeteándoos castañeteándolos, castañeteándolas, castañeteándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative castañetea
      dative castañetéame castañetéate castañetéale castañetéanos not used castañetéales
      accusative castañetéame castañetéate castañetéalo, castañetéala castañetéanos not used castañetéalos, castañetéalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative castañetee
      dative castañetéeme not used castañetéele, castañetéese castañetéenos not used castañetéeles
      accusative castañetéeme not used castañetéelo, castañetéela, castañetéese castañetéenos not used castañetéelos, castañetéelas
      with first-person plural imperative castañeteemos
      dative not used castañeteémoste castañeteémosle castañeteémonos castañeteémoos castañeteémosles
      accusative not used castañeteémoste castañeteémoslo, castañeteémosla castañeteémonos castañeteémoos castañeteémoslos, castañeteémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative castañetead
      dative castañeteadme not used castañeteadle castañeteadnos castañeteaos castañeteadles
      accusative castañeteadme not used castañeteadlo, castañeteadla castañeteadnos castañeteaos castañeteadlos, castañeteadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative castañeteen
      dative castañetéenme not used castañetéenle castañetéennos not used castañetéenles, castañetéense
      accusative castañetéenme not used castañetéenlo, castañetéenla castañetéennos not used castañetéenlos, castañetéenlas, castañetéense

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