castañear

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kastaɲeˈaɾ/ [kas.t̪a.ɲeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧ar

Verb

castañear (first-person singular present castañeo, first-person singular preterite castañeé, past participle castañeado)

1. to rattle, clack, rattling, clacking
2. to chatter, chattering (of teeth)
3. to play the castañas

   Synonym: castañetear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of castañear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			castañear
gerund			castañeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		castañeado		castañeada
		plural		castañeados		castañeadas
		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	castañeo	castañeastú castañeásvos	castañea	castañeamos	castañeáis	castañean
	imperfect	castañeaba	castañeabas	castañeaba	castañeábamos	castañeabais	castañeaban
	preterite	castañeé	castañeaste	castañeó	castañeamos	castañeasteis	castañearon
	future	castañearé	castañearás	castañeará	castañearemos	castañearéis	castañearán
	conditional	castañearía	castañearías	castañearía	castañearíamos	castañearíais	castañearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	castañee	castañeestú castañeésvos2	castañee	castañeemos	castañeéis	castañeen
	imperfect (ra)	castañeara	castañearas	castañeara	castañeáramos	castañearais	castañearan
	imperfect (se)	castañease	castañeases	castañease	castañeásemos	castañeaseis	castañeasen
	future1	castañeare	castañeares	castañeare	castañeáremos	castañeareis	castañearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		castañeatú castañeávos	castañee	castañeemos	castañead	castañeen
	negative		no castañees	no castañee	no castañeemos	no castañeéis	no castañeen

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

    Selected combined forms of castañear

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 castañear	dative	castañearme	castañearte	castañearle, castañearse	castañearnos	castañearos	castañearles, castañearse
	accusative	castañearme	castañearte	castañearlo, castañearla, castañearse	castañearnos	castañearos	castañearlos, castañearlas, castañearse
with gerund castañeando	dative	castañeándome	castañeándote	castañeándole, castañeándose	castañeándonos	castañeándoos	castañeándoles, castañeándose
	accusative	castañeándome	castañeándote	castañeándolo, castañeándola, castañeándose	castañeándonos	castañeándoos	castañeándolos, castañeándolas, castañeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative castañea	dative	castañéame	castañéate	castañéale	castañéanos	not used	castañéales
	accusative	castañéame	castañéate	castañéalo, castañéala	castañéanos	not used	castañéalos, castañéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative castañeá	dative	castañeame	castañeate	castañeale	castañeanos	not used	castañeales
	accusative	castañeame	castañeate	castañealo, castañeala	castañeanos	not used	castañealos, castañealas
with formal second-person singular imperative castañee	dative	castañéeme	not used	castañéele, castañéese	castañéenos	not used	castañéeles
	accusative	castañéeme	not used	castañéelo, castañéela, castañéese	castañéenos	not used	castañéelos, castañéelas
with first-person plural imperative castañeemos	dative	not used	castañeémoste	castañeémosle	castañeémonos	castañeémoos	castañeémosles
	accusative	not used	castañeémoste	castañeémoslo, castañeémosla	castañeémonos	castañeémoos	castañeémoslos, castañeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative castañead	dative	castañeadme	not used	castañeadle	castañeadnos	castañeaos	castañeadles
	accusative	castañeadme	not used	castañeadlo, castañeadla	castañeadnos	castañeaos	castañeadlos, castañeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative castañeen	dative	castañéenme	not used	castañéenle	castañéennos	not used	castañéenles, castañéense
	accusative	castañéenme	not used	castañéenlo, castañéenla	castañéennos	not used	castañéenlos, castañéenlas, castañéense

Related terms

• castañeo

 

Further reading

• “castañear”, 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