castañetear

Spanish

Etymology

From castañeta +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/, [kast̪aɲet̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)

  1. to rattle; clack; rattling; clacking
  2. to chatter; chattering (of teeth)
  3. to play the castañas

Conjugation

        Conjugation of castañetear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive castañetear
    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
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, still used in legal jargon and set phrases.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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