barrear

Spanish

Etymology

From barra +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bareˈaɾ/ [ba.reˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧rre‧ar

Verb

barrear (first-person singular present barreo, first-person singular preterite barreé, past participle barreado)

1. (transitive) to bar; to bar up

   Synonym: barretear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			barrear
gerund			barreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		barreado		barreada
		plural		barreados		barreadas
		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	barreo	barreastú barreásvos	barrea	barreamos	barreáis	barrean
	imperfect	barreaba	barreabas	barreaba	barreábamos	barreabais	barreaban
	preterite	barreé	barreaste	barreó	barreamos	barreasteis	barrearon
	future	barrearé	barrearás	barreará	barrearemos	barrearéis	barrearán
	conditional	barrearía	barrearías	barrearía	barrearíamos	barrearíais	barrearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	barree	barreestú barreésvos2	barree	barreemos	barreéis	barreen
	imperfect (ra)	barreara	barrearas	barreara	barreáramos	barrearais	barrearan
	imperfect (se)	barrease	barreases	barrease	barreásemos	barreaseis	barreasen
	future1	barreare	barreares	barreare	barreáremos	barreareis	barrearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		barreatú barreávos	barree	barreemos	barread	barreen
	negative		no barrees	no barree	no barreemos	no barreéis	no barreen

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

    Selected combined forms of barrear

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 barrear	dative	barrearme	barrearte	barrearle, barrearse	barrearnos	barrearos	barrearles, barrearse
	accusative	barrearme	barrearte	barrearlo, barrearla, barrearse	barrearnos	barrearos	barrearlos, barrearlas, barrearse
with gerund barreando	dative	barreándome	barreándote	barreándole, barreándose	barreándonos	barreándoos	barreándoles, barreándose
	accusative	barreándome	barreándote	barreándolo, barreándola, barreándose	barreándonos	barreándoos	barreándolos, barreándolas, barreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative barrea	dative	barréame	barréate	barréale	barréanos	not used	barréales
	accusative	barréame	barréate	barréalo, barréala	barréanos	not used	barréalos, barréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative barreá	dative	barreame	barreate	barreale	barreanos	not used	barreales
	accusative	barreame	barreate	barrealo, barreala	barreanos	not used	barrealos, barrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative barree	dative	barréeme	not used	barréele, barréese	barréenos	not used	barréeles
	accusative	barréeme	not used	barréelo, barréela, barréese	barréenos	not used	barréelos, barréelas
with first-person plural imperative barreemos	dative	not used	barreémoste	barreémosle	barreémonos	barreémoos	barreémosles
	accusative	not used	barreémoste	barreémoslo, barreémosla	barreémonos	barreémoos	barreémoslos, barreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative barread	dative	barreadme	not used	barreadle	barreadnos	barreaos	barreadles
	accusative	barreadme	not used	barreadlo, barreadla	barreadnos	barreaos	barreadlos, barreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative barreen	dative	barréenme	not used	barréenle	barréennos	not used	barréenles, barréense
	accusative	barréenme	not used	barréenlo, barréenla	barréennos	not used	barréenlos, barréenlas, barréense

Further reading

• “barrear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10