castañetear
Spanish
Etymology
From castañeta + -ear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/ [kas.t̪a.ɲe.t̪eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧te‧ar
Verb
castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)
- to rattle, clack
- Synonym: castañear
- to chatter (of teeth)
- to play the castañas
Conjugation
Conjugation of castañetear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | castañetear | ||||||
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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 |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of castañetear
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 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 tú imperative castañetea | |||||||
dative | castañetéame | castañetéate | castañetéale | castañetéanos | not used | castañetéales | |
accusative | castañetéame | castañetéate | castañetéalo, castañetéala | castañetéanos | not used | castañetéalos, castañetéalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative castañeteá | |||||||
dative | castañeteame | castañeteate | castañeteale | castañeteanos | not used | castañeteales | |
accusative | castañeteame | castañeteate | castañetealo, castañeteala | castañeteanos | not used | castañetealos, castañetealas | |
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 |
Derived terms
- castañeteo
Further reading
- “castañetear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014