alburear

Spanish

Etymology

From albur +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albuɾeˈaɾ/ [al.β̞u.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧bu‧re‧ar

Verb

alburear (first-person singular present albureo, first-person singular preterite albureé, past participle albureado)

1. (Mexico, intransitive) to engage in albures, a kind of wordplay involving sexual innuendo

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alburear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alburear
gerund			albureando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		albureado		albureada
		plural		albureados		albureadas
		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	albureo	albureastú albureásvos	alburea	albureamos	albureáis	alburean
	imperfect	albureaba	albureabas	albureaba	albureábamos	albureabais	albureaban
	preterite	albureé	albureaste	albureó	albureamos	albureasteis	alburearon
	future	alburearé	alburearás	albureará	alburearemos	alburearéis	alburearán
	conditional	alburearía	alburearías	alburearía	alburearíamos	alburearíais	alburearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alburee	albureestú albureésvos2	alburee	albureemos	albureéis	albureen
	imperfect (ra)	albureara	alburearas	albureara	albureáramos	alburearais	alburearan
	imperfect (se)	alburease	albureases	alburease	albureásemos	albureaseis	albureasen
	future1	albureare	albureares	albureare	albureáremos	albureareis	alburearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		albureatú albureávos	alburee	albureemos	alburead	albureen
	negative		no alburees	no alburee	no albureemos	no albureéis	no albureen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of alburear

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 alburear
	dative	alburearme	alburearte	alburearle, alburearse	alburearnos	alburearos	alburearles, alburearse
	accusative	alburearme	alburearte	alburearlo, alburearla, alburearse	alburearnos	alburearos	alburearlos, alburearlas, alburearse
with gerund albureando
	dative	albureándome	albureándote	albureándole, albureándose	albureándonos	albureándoos	albureándoles, albureándose
	accusative	albureándome	albureándote	albureándolo, albureándola, albureándose	albureándonos	albureándoos	albureándolos, albureándolas, albureándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative alburea
	dative	alburéame	alburéate	alburéale	alburéanos	not used	alburéales
	accusative	alburéame	alburéate	alburéalo, alburéala	alburéanos	not used	alburéalos, alburéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative albureá
	dative	albureame	albureate	albureale	albureanos	not used	albureales
	accusative	albureame	albureate	alburealo, albureala	albureanos	not used	alburealos, alburealas
with formal second-person singular imperative alburee
	dative	alburéeme	not used	alburéele, alburéese	alburéenos	not used	alburéeles
	accusative	alburéeme	not used	alburéelo, alburéela, alburéese	alburéenos	not used	alburéelos, alburéelas
with first-person plural imperative albureemos
	dative	not used	albureémoste	albureémosle	albureémonos	albureémoos	albureémosles
	accusative	not used	albureémoste	albureémoslo, albureémosla	albureémonos	albureémoos	albureémoslos, albureémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alburead
	dative	albureadme	not used	albureadle	albureadnos	albureaos	albureadles
	accusative	albureadme	not used	albureadlo, albureadla	albureadnos	albureaos	albureadlos, albureadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative albureen
	dative	alburéenme	not used	alburéenle	alburéennos	not used	alburéenles, alburéense
	accusative	alburéenme	not used	alburéenlo, alburéenla	alburéennos	not used	alburéenlos, alburéenlas, alburéense

Further reading

• “alburear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28