canturrear

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantureˈaɾ/ [kãn̪.t̪u.reˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: can‧tu‧rre‧ar

Verb

canturrear (first-person singular present canturreo, first-person singular preterite canturreé, past participle canturreado)

1. (colloquial) to croon
2. (colloquial) to sing softly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of canturrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			canturrear
gerund			canturreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		canturreado		canturreada
		plural		canturreados		canturreadas
		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	canturreo	canturreastú canturreásvos	canturrea	canturreamos	canturreáis	canturrean
	imperfect	canturreaba	canturreabas	canturreaba	canturreábamos	canturreabais	canturreaban
	preterite	canturreé	canturreaste	canturreó	canturreamos	canturreasteis	canturrearon
	future	canturrearé	canturrearás	canturreará	canturrearemos	canturrearéis	canturrearán
	conditional	canturrearía	canturrearías	canturrearía	canturrearíamos	canturrearíais	canturrearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	canturree	canturreestú canturreésvos2	canturree	canturreemos	canturreéis	canturreen
	imperfect (ra)	canturreara	canturrearas	canturreara	canturreáramos	canturrearais	canturrearan
	imperfect (se)	canturrease	canturreases	canturrease	canturreásemos	canturreaseis	canturreasen
	future1	canturreare	canturreares	canturreare	canturreáremos	canturreareis	canturrearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		canturreatú canturreávos	canturree	canturreemos	canturread	canturreen
	negative		no canturrees	no canturree	no canturreemos	no canturreéis	no canturreen

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

    Selected combined forms of canturrear

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 canturrear	dative	canturrearme	canturrearte	canturrearle, canturrearse	canturrearnos	canturrearos	canturrearles, canturrearse
	accusative	canturrearme	canturrearte	canturrearlo, canturrearla, canturrearse	canturrearnos	canturrearos	canturrearlos, canturrearlas, canturrearse
with gerund canturreando	dative	canturreándome	canturreándote	canturreándole, canturreándose	canturreándonos	canturreándoos	canturreándoles, canturreándose
	accusative	canturreándome	canturreándote	canturreándolo, canturreándola, canturreándose	canturreándonos	canturreándoos	canturreándolos, canturreándolas, canturreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative canturrea	dative	canturréame	canturréate	canturréale	canturréanos	not used	canturréales
	accusative	canturréame	canturréate	canturréalo, canturréala	canturréanos	not used	canturréalos, canturréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative canturreá	dative	canturreame	canturreate	canturreale	canturreanos	not used	canturreales
	accusative	canturreame	canturreate	canturrealo, canturreala	canturreanos	not used	canturrealos, canturrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative canturree	dative	canturréeme	not used	canturréele, canturréese	canturréenos	not used	canturréeles
	accusative	canturréeme	not used	canturréelo, canturréela, canturréese	canturréenos	not used	canturréelos, canturréelas
with first-person plural imperative canturreemos	dative	not used	canturreémoste	canturreémosle	canturreémonos	canturreémoos	canturreémosles
	accusative	not used	canturreémoste	canturreémoslo, canturreémosla	canturreémonos	canturreémoos	canturreémoslos, canturreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative canturread	dative	canturreadme	not used	canturreadle	canturreadnos	canturreaos	canturreadles
	accusative	canturreadme	not used	canturreadlo, canturreadla	canturreadnos	canturreaos	canturreadlos, canturreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative canturreen	dative	canturréenme	not used	canturréenle	canturréennos	not used	canturréenles, canturréense
	accusative	canturréenme	not used	canturréenlo, canturréenla	canturréennos	not used	canturréenlos, canturréenlas, canturréense

Further reading

• “canturrear”, 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