sapear

Portuguese

Etymology

sapo (“frog”) +‎ -ear.

Verb

sapear (first-person singular present indicative sapeio, past participle sapeado)

  1. (Brazil, slang) to spy; to observe while concealed

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb sapear
Notes:[edit]
  • This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
  • The last letter e is changed to ei when stressed.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: frear, nomear, semear.
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal sapear
Personal sapear sapeares sapear sapearmos sapeardes sapearem
Gerund
sapeando
Past participle
Masculine sapeado sapeados
Feminine sapeada sapeadas
Indicative
Present sapeio sapeias sapeia sapeamos sapeais sapeiam
Imperfect sapeava sapeavas sapeava sapeávamos sapeáveis sapeavam
Preterite sapeei sapeaste sapeou sapeamos
sapeámos		 sapeastes sapearam
Pluperfect sapeara sapearas sapeara sapeáramos sapeáreis sapearam
Future sapearei sapearás sapeará sapearemos sapeareis sapearão
Conditional
sapearia sapearias sapearia sapearíamos sapearíeis sapeariam
Subjunctive
Present sapeie sapeies sapeie sapeemos sapeeis sapeiem
Imperfect sapeasse sapeasses sapeasse sapeássemos sapeásseis sapeassem
Future sapear sapeares sapear sapearmos sapeardes sapearem
Imperative
Affirmative - sapeia sapeie sapeemos sapeai sapeiem
Negative (não) - sapeies sapeie sapeemos sapeeis sapeiem

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

sapo +‎ -ear

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sapeˈaɾ/

Verb

sapear (first-person singular present sapeo, first-person singular preterite sapeé, past participle sapeado)

  1. (Latin America) to dob in; snitch
  2. (Latin America) to spy; observe
    Synonym: espiar

Conjugation
        Conjugation of sapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive sapear
    gerund sapeando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular sapeado sapeada
    plural sapeados sapeadas
    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 sapeo sapeastú
    sapeásvos    		 sapea sapeamos sapeáis sapean
    imperfect sapeaba sapeabas sapeaba sapeábamos sapeabais sapeaban
    preterite sapeé sapeaste sapeó sapeamos sapeasteis sapearon
    future sapearé sapearás sapeará sapearemos sapearéis sapearán
    conditional sapearía sapearías sapearía sapearíamos sapearíais sapearían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present sapee sapeestú
    sapeésvos2    		 sapee sapeemos sapeéis sapeen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 sapeara sapearas sapeara sapeáramos sapearais sapearan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 sapease sapeases sapease sapeásemos sapeaseis sapeasen
    future1 sapeare sapeares sapeare sapeáremos sapeareis sapearen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative sapeatú
    sapeávos    		 sapee sapeemos sapead sapeen
    negative no sapees no sapee no sapeemos no sapeéis no sapeen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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