gatear

Spanish

Etymology

gato +‎ -ear

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡateˈaɾ/, [ɡat̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

gatear (first-person singular present gateo, first-person singular preterite gateé, past participle gateado)

  1. to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby or toddler)
  2. to walk like a cat

Conjugation
        Conjugation of gatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive gatear
    gerund gateando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular gateado gateada
    plural gateados gateadas
    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 gateo gateastú
    gateásvos    		 gatea gateamos gateáis gatean
    imperfect gateaba gateabas gateaba gateábamos gateabais gateaban
    preterite gateé gateaste gateó gateamos gateasteis gatearon
    future gatearé gatearás gateará gatearemos gatearéis gatearán
    conditional gatearía gatearías gatearía gatearíamos gatearíais gatearían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present gatee gateestú
    gateésvos2    		 gatee gateemos gateéis gateen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 gateara gatearas gateara gateáramos gatearais gatearan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 gatease gateases gatease gateásemos gateaseis gateasen
    future1 gateare gateares gateare gateáremos gateareis gatearen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative gateatú
    gateávos    		 gatee gateemos gatead gateen
    negative no gatees no gatee no gateemos no gateéis no gateen
    • 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 gatearedit 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 gatear
      dative gatearme gatearte gatearle, gatearse gatearnos gatearos gatearles, gatearse
      accusative gatearme gatearte gatearlo, gatearla, gatearse gatearnos gatearos gatearlos, gatearlas, gatearse
      with gerund gateando
      dative gateándome gateándote gateándole, gateándose gateándonos gateándoos gateándoles, gateándose
      accusative gateándome gateándote gateándolo, gateándola, gateándose gateándonos gateándoos gateándolos, gateándolas, gateándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative gatea
      dative gatéame gatéate gatéale gatéanos not used gatéales
      accusative gatéame gatéate gatéalo, gatéala gatéanos not used gatéalos, gatéalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative gatee
      dative gatéeme not used gatéele, gatéese gatéenos not used gatéeles
      accusative gatéeme not used gatéelo, gatéela, gatéese gatéenos not used gatéelos, gatéelas
      with first-person plural imperative gateemos
      dative not used gateémoste gateémosle gateémonos gateémoos gateémosles
      accusative not used gateémoste gateémoslo, gateémosla gateémonos gateémoos gateémoslos, gateémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative gatead
      dative gateadme not used gateadle gateadnos gateaos gateadles
      accusative gateadme not used gateadlo, gateadla gateadnos gateaos gateadlos, gateadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative gateen
      dative gatéenme not used gatéenle gatéennos not used gatéenles, gatéense
      accusative gatéenme not used gatéenlo, gatéenla gatéennos not used gatéenlos, gatéenlas, gatéense

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