espiar

Catalan

Etymology

From espia +‎ -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).

Pronunciation

Verb

espiar (first-person singular present espio, past participle espiat)

  1. to spy (act as a spy)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).

Pronunciation

Verb

espiar (first-person singular present indicative espio, past participle espiado)

  1. to spy (to act as a spy)
  2. to peek; to peep

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • espia-maré

Spanish

Etymology

From espía, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Gothic or Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpjaɾ/

Verb

espiar (first-person singular present espío, first-person singular preterite espié, past participle espiado)

  1. to spy (act as a spy)

Conjugation

  • Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic forms do not have a written accent in certain conjugations.
    Conjugation of espiar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive espiar
gerund espiando
past participle masculine feminine
singular espiado espiada
plural espiados espiadas
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 espío espíastú
espiásvos		 espía espiamos espiáis espían
imperfect espiaba espiabas espiaba espiábamos espiabais espiaban
preterite espié espiaste espió espiamos espiasteis espiaron
future espiaré espiarás espiará espiaremos espiaréis espiarán
conditional espiaría espiarías espiaría espiaríamos espiaríais espiarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present espíe espíestú
espiésvos2		 espíe espiemos espiéis espíen
imperfect
(ra)		 espiara espiaras espiara espiáramos espiarais espiaran
imperfect
(se)		 espiase espiases espiase espiásemos espiaseis espiasen
future1 espiare espiares espiare espiáremos espiareis espiaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative espíatú
espiávos		 espíe espiemos espiad espíen
negative no espíes no espíe no espiemos no espiéis no espíen
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
  • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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        Selected combined forms of espiaredit data

    These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    with infinitive espiar
    dative espiarme espiarte espiarle, espiarse espiarnos espiaros espiarles, espiarse
    accusative espiarme espiarte espiarlo, espiarla, espiarse espiarnos espiaros espiarlos, espiarlas, espiarse
    with gerund espiando
    dative espiándome espiándote espiándole, espiándose espiándonos espiándoos espiándoles, espiándose
    accusative espiándome espiándote espiándolo, espiándola, espiándose espiándonos espiándoos espiándolos, espiándolas, espiándose
    with informal second-person singular imperative espía
    dative espíame espíate espíale espíanos not used espíales
    accusative espíame espíate espíalo, espíala espíanos not used espíalos, espíalas
    with formal second-person singular imperative espíe
    dative espíeme not used espíele, espíese espíenos not used espíeles
    accusative espíeme not used espíelo, espíela, espíese espíenos not used espíelos, espíelas
    with first-person plural imperative espiemos
    dative not used espiémoste espiémosle espiémonos espiémoos espiémosles
    accusative not used espiémoste espiémoslo, espiémosla espiémonos espiémoos espiémoslos, espiémoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative espiad
    dative espiadme not used espiadle espiadnos espiaos espiadles
    accusative espiadme not used espiadlo, espiadla espiadnos espiaos espiadlos, espiadlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative espíen
    dative espíenme not used espíenle espíennos not used espíenles, espíense
    accusative espíenme not used espíenlo, espíenla espíennos not used espíenlos, espíenlas, espíense

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