carear

Latin

Verb

carear

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of careō

Spanish

Etymology

From cara +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾeˈaɾ/ [ka.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧re‧ar

Verb

carear (first-person singular present careo, first-person singular preterite careé, past participle careado)

1. to bring face-to-face
2. (law) to confront (witnesses regarding contradictory testimony)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of carear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			carear
gerund			careando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		careado		careada
		plural		careados		careadas
		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	careo	careastú careásvos	carea	careamos	careáis	carean
	imperfect	careaba	careabas	careaba	careábamos	careabais	careaban
	preterite	careé	careaste	careó	careamos	careasteis	carearon
	future	carearé	carearás	careará	carearemos	carearéis	carearán
	conditional	carearía	carearías	carearía	carearíamos	carearíais	carearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	caree	careestú careésvos2	caree	careemos	careéis	careen
	imperfect (ra)	careara	carearas	careara	careáramos	carearais	carearan
	imperfect (se)	carease	careases	carease	careásemos	careaseis	careasen
	future1	careare	careares	careare	careáremos	careareis	carearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		careatú careávos	caree	careemos	caread	careen
	negative		no carees	no caree	no careemos	no careéis	no careen

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

    Selected combined forms of carear

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 carear
	dative	carearme	carearte	carearle, carearse	carearnos	carearos	carearles, carearse
	accusative	carearme	carearte	carearlo, carearla, carearse	carearnos	carearos	carearlos, carearlas, carearse
with gerund careando
	dative	careándome	careándote	careándole, careándose	careándonos	careándoos	careándoles, careándose
	accusative	careándome	careándote	careándolo, careándola, careándose	careándonos	careándoos	careándolos, careándolas, careándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative carea
	dative	caréame	caréate	caréale	caréanos	not used	caréales
	accusative	caréame	caréate	caréalo, caréala	caréanos	not used	caréalos, caréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative careá
	dative	careame	careate	careale	careanos	not used	careales
	accusative	careame	careate	carealo, careala	careanos	not used	carealos, carealas
with formal second-person singular imperative caree
	dative	caréeme	not used	caréele, caréese	caréenos	not used	caréeles
	accusative	caréeme	not used	caréelo, caréela, caréese	caréenos	not used	caréelos, caréelas
with first-person plural imperative careemos
	dative	not used	careémoste	careémosle	careémonos	careémoos	careémosles
	accusative	not used	careémoste	careémoslo, careémosla	careémonos	careémoos	careémoslos, careémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative caread
	dative	careadme	not used	careadle	careadnos	careaos	careadles
	accusative	careadme	not used	careadlo, careadla	careadnos	careaos	careadlos, careadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative careen
	dative	caréenme	not used	caréenle	caréennos	not used	caréenles, caréense
	accusative	caréenme	not used	caréenlo, caréenla	caréennos	not used	caréenlos, caréenlas, caréense

Derived terms

• careo

 

Further reading

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