babear
Spanish
Etymology
From baba + -ear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /babeˈaɾ/ [ba.β̞eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ba‧be‧ar
Verb
babear (first-person singular present babeo, first-person singular preterite babeé, past participle babeado)
- (intransitive) to drool
Conjugation
Conjugation of babear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | babear | ||||||
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gerund | babeando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | babeado | babeada | |||||
plural | babeados | babeadas | |||||
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 | babeo | babeastú babeásvos | babea | babeamos | babeáis | babean | |
imperfect | babeaba | babeabas | babeaba | babeábamos | babeabais | babeaban | |
preterite | babeé | babeaste | babeó | babeamos | babeasteis | babearon | |
future | babearé | babearás | babeará | babearemos | babearéis | babearán | |
conditional | babearía | babearías | babearía | babearíamos | babearíais | babearían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | babee | babeestú babeésvos2 | babee | babeemos | babeéis | babeen | |
imperfect (ra) | babeara | babearas | babeara | babeáramos | babearais | babearan | |
imperfect (se) | babease | babeases | babease | babeásemos | babeaseis | babeasen | |
future1 | babeare | babeares | babeare | babeáremos | babeareis | babearen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | babeatú babeávos | babee | babeemos | babead | babeen | ||
negative | no babees | no babee | no babeemos | no babeéis | no babeen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of babear
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 babear | |||||||
dative | babearme | babearte | babearle, babearse | babearnos | babearos | babearles, babearse | |
accusative | babearme | babearte | babearlo, babearla, babearse | babearnos | babearos | babearlos, babearlas, babearse | |
with gerund babeando | |||||||
dative | babeándome | babeándote | babeándole, babeándose | babeándonos | babeándoos | babeándoles, babeándose | |
accusative | babeándome | babeándote | babeándolo, babeándola, babeándose | babeándonos | babeándoos | babeándolos, babeándolas, babeándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative babea | |||||||
dative | babéame | babéate | babéale | babéanos | not used | babéales | |
accusative | babéame | babéate | babéalo, babéala | babéanos | not used | babéalos, babéalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative babeá | |||||||
dative | babeame | babeate | babeale | babeanos | not used | babeales | |
accusative | babeame | babeate | babealo, babeala | babeanos | not used | babealos, babealas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative babee | |||||||
dative | babéeme | not used | babéele, babéese | babéenos | not used | babéeles | |
accusative | babéeme | not used | babéelo, babéela, babéese | babéenos | not used | babéelos, babéelas | |
with first-person plural imperative babeemos | |||||||
dative | not used | babeémoste | babeémosle | babeémonos | babeémoos | babeémosles | |
accusative | not used | babeémoste | babeémoslo, babeémosla | babeémonos | babeémoos | babeémoslos, babeémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative babead | |||||||
dative | babeadme | not used | babeadle | babeadnos | babeaos | babeadles | |
accusative | babeadme | not used | babeadlo, babeadla | babeadnos | babeaos | babeadlos, babeadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative babeen | |||||||
dative | babéenme | not used | babéenle | babéennos | not used | babéenles, babéense | |
accusative | babéenme | not used | babéenlo, babéenla | babéennos | not used | babéenlos, babéenlas, babéense |
Related terms
- babosa
- baboso
Further reading
- “babear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014