prear
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praedō, praedāre (to pillage).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈaɾ/ [pɾeˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧ar
Verb
prear (first-person singular present preo, first-person singular preterite preé, past participle preado)
- (obsolete) to prey
- (obsolete) to rob; to loot
Conjugation
Conjugation of prear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | prear | ||||||
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gerund | preando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | preado | preada | |||||
plural | preados | preadas | |||||
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 | preo | preastú preásvos | prea | preamos | preáis | prean | |
imperfect | preaba | preabas | preaba | preábamos | preabais | preaban | |
preterite | preé | preaste | preó | preamos | preasteis | prearon | |
future | prearé | prearás | preará | prearemos | prearéis | prearán | |
conditional | prearía | prearías | prearía | prearíamos | prearíais | prearían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | pree | preestú preésvos2 | pree | preemos | preéis | preen | |
imperfect (ra) | preara | prearas | preara | preáramos | prearais | prearan | |
imperfect (se) | prease | preases | prease | preásemos | preaseis | preasen | |
future1 | preare | preares | preare | preáremos | preareis | prearen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | preatú preávos | pree | preemos | pread | preen | ||
negative | no prees | no pree | no preemos | no preéis | no preen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of prear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive prear | |||||||
dative | prearme | prearte | prearle, prearse | prearnos | prearos | prearles, prearse | |
accusative | prearme | prearte | prearlo, prearla, prearse | prearnos | prearos | prearlos, prearlas, prearse | |
with gerund preando | |||||||
dative | preándome | preándote | preándole, preándose | preándonos | preándoos | preándoles, preándose | |
accusative | preándome | preándote | preándolo, preándola, preándose | preándonos | preándoos | preándolos, preándolas, preándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative prea | |||||||
dative | préame | préate | préale | préanos | not used | préales | |
accusative | préame | préate | préalo, préala | préanos | not used | préalos, préalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative preá | |||||||
dative | preame | preate | preale | preanos | not used | preales | |
accusative | preame | preate | prealo, preala | preanos | not used | prealos, prealas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative pree | |||||||
dative | préeme | not used | préele, préese | préenos | not used | préeles | |
accusative | préeme | not used | préelo, préela, préese | préenos | not used | préelos, préelas | |
with first-person plural imperative preemos | |||||||
dative | not used | preémoste | preémosle | preémonos | preémoos | preémosles | |
accusative | not used | preémoste | preémoslo, preémosla | preémonos | preémoos | preémoslos, preémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative pread | |||||||
dative | preadme | not used | preadle | preadnos | preaos | preadles | |
accusative | preadme | not used | preadlo, preadla | preadnos | preaos | preadlos, preadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative preen | |||||||
dative | préenme | not used | préenle | préennos | not used | préenles, préense | |
accusative | préenme | not used | préenlo, préenla | préennos | not used | préenlos, préenlas, préense |
Further reading
- “prear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014