bolsear

Spanish

Etymology

From bolsa (“bag, purse”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bolseˈaɾ/ [bol.seˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bol‧se‧ar

Verb

bolsear (first-person singular present bolseo, first-person singular preterite bolseé, past participle bolseado)

(colloquial, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) to pickpocket
Synonym: carterear
(colloquial, Chile) to sponge, scrounge
Synonyms: cafichear, gorronear

Conjugation

Conjugation of bolsear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			bolsear
gerund			bolseando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bolseado		bolseada
		plural		bolseados		bolseadas
		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	bolseo	bolseas^{^tú} bolseás^{^vos}	bolsea	bolseamos	bolseáis	bolsean
	imperfect	bolseaba	bolseabas	bolseaba	bolseábamos	bolseabais	bolseaban
	preterite	bolseé	bolseaste	bolseó	bolseamos	bolseasteis	bolsearon
	future	bolsearé	bolsearás	bolseará	bolsearemos	bolsearéis	bolsearán
	conditional	bolsearía	bolsearías	bolsearía	bolsearíamos	bolsearíais	bolsearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bolsee	bolsees^{^tú} bolseés^{^vos²}	bolsee	bolseemos	bolseéis	bolseen
	imperfect (ra)	bolseara	bolsearas	bolseara	bolseáramos	bolsearais	bolsearan
	imperfect (se)	bolsease	bolseases	bolsease	bolseásemos	bolseaseis	bolseasen
	future¹	bolseare	bolseares	bolseare	bolseáremos	bolseareis	bolsearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bolsea^{^tú} bolseá^{^vos}	bolsee	bolseemos	bolsead	bolseen
	negative		no bolsees	no bolsee	no bolseemos	no bolseéis	no bolseen

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

Selected combined forms of bolsear

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 bolsear	dative	bolsearme	bolsearte	bolsearle, bolsearse	bolsearnos	bolsearos	bolsearles, bolsearse
with infinitive bolsear	accusative	bolsearme	bolsearte	bolsearlo, bolsearla, bolsearse	bolsearnos	bolsearos	bolsearlos, bolsearlas, bolsearse

with gerund bolseando	dative	bolseándome	bolseándote	bolseándole, bolseándose	bolseándonos	bolseándoos	bolseándoles, bolseándose
with gerund bolseando	accusative	bolseándome	bolseándote	bolseándolo, bolseándola, bolseándose	bolseándonos	bolseándoos	bolseándolos, bolseándolas, bolseándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative bolsea	dative	bolséame	bolséate	bolséale	bolséanos	not used	bolséales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative bolsea	accusative	bolséame	bolséate	bolséalo, bolséala	bolséanos	not used	bolséalos, bolséalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative bolseá	dative	bolseame	bolseate	bolseale	bolseanos	not used	bolseales
	accusative	bolseame	bolseate	bolsealo, bolseala	bolseanos	not used	bolsealos, bolsealas

with formal second-person singular imperative bolsee	dative	bolséeme	not used	bolséele, bolséese	bolséenos	not used	bolséeles
with formal second-person singular imperative bolsee	accusative	bolséeme	not used	bolséelo, bolséela, bolséese	bolséenos	not used	bolséelos, bolséelas

with first-person plural imperative bolseemos	dative	not used	bolseémoste	bolseémosle	bolseémonos	bolseémoos	bolseémosles
with first-person plural imperative bolseemos	accusative	not used	bolseémoste	bolseémoslo, bolseémosla	bolseémonos	bolseémoos	bolseémoslos, bolseémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative bolsead	dative	bolseadme	not used	bolseadle	bolseadnos	bolseaos	bolseadles
with informal second-person plural imperative bolsead	accusative	bolseadme	not used	bolseadlo, bolseadla	bolseadnos	bolseaos	bolseadlos, bolseadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative bolseen	dative	bolséenme	not used	bolséenle	bolséennos	not used	bolséenles, bolséense
with formal second-person plural imperative bolseen	accusative	bolséenme	not used	bolséenlo, bolséenla	bolséennos	not used	bolséenlos, bolséenlas, bolséense

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