chabelear

Spanish

Etymology

From chabela +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃabeleˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.β̞e.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cha‧be‧le‧ar

Verb

chabelear (first-person singular present chabeleo, first-person singular preterite chabeleé, past participle chabeleado)

1. (transitive, slang, El Salvador) to make an ersatz or knockoff of (something)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chabelear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chabelear
gerund			chabeleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chabeleado		chabeleada
		plural		chabeleados		chabeleadas
		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	chabeleo	chabeleastú chabeleásvos	chabelea	chabeleamos	chabeleáis	chabelean
	imperfect	chabeleaba	chabeleabas	chabeleaba	chabeleábamos	chabeleabais	chabeleaban
	preterite	chabeleé	chabeleaste	chabeleó	chabeleamos	chabeleasteis	chabelearon
	future	chabelearé	chabelearás	chabeleará	chabelearemos	chabelearéis	chabelearán
	conditional	chabelearía	chabelearías	chabelearía	chabelearíamos	chabelearíais	chabelearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chabelee	chabeleestú chabeleésvos2	chabelee	chabeleemos	chabeleéis	chabeleen
	imperfect (ra)	chabeleara	chabelearas	chabeleara	chabeleáramos	chabelearais	chabelearan
	imperfect (se)	chabelease	chabeleases	chabelease	chabeleásemos	chabeleaseis	chabeleasen
	future1	chabeleare	chabeleares	chabeleare	chabeleáremos	chabeleareis	chabelearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chabeleatú chabeleávos	chabelee	chabeleemos	chabelead	chabeleen
	negative		no chabelees	no chabelee	no chabeleemos	no chabeleéis	no chabeleen

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

    Selected combined forms of chabelear

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 chabelear	dative	chabelearme	chabelearte	chabelearle, chabelearse	chabelearnos	chabelearos	chabelearles, chabelearse
	accusative	chabelearme	chabelearte	chabelearlo, chabelearla, chabelearse	chabelearnos	chabelearos	chabelearlos, chabelearlas, chabelearse
with gerund chabeleando	dative	chabeleándome	chabeleándote	chabeleándole, chabeleándose	chabeleándonos	chabeleándoos	chabeleándoles, chabeleándose
	accusative	chabeleándome	chabeleándote	chabeleándolo, chabeleándola, chabeleándose	chabeleándonos	chabeleándoos	chabeleándolos, chabeleándolas, chabeleándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chabelea	dative	chabeléame	chabeléate	chabeléale	chabeléanos	not used	chabeléales
	accusative	chabeléame	chabeléate	chabeléalo, chabeléala	chabeléanos	not used	chabeléalos, chabeléalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chabeleá	dative	chabeleame	chabeleate	chabeleale	chabeleanos	not used	chabeleales
	accusative	chabeleame	chabeleate	chabelealo, chabeleala	chabeleanos	not used	chabelealos, chabelealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chabelee	dative	chabeléeme	not used	chabeléele, chabeléese	chabeléenos	not used	chabeléeles
	accusative	chabeléeme	not used	chabeléelo, chabeléela, chabeléese	chabeléenos	not used	chabeléelos, chabeléelas
with first-person plural imperative chabeleemos	dative	not used	chabeleémoste	chabeleémosle	chabeleémonos	chabeleémoos	chabeleémosles
	accusative	not used	chabeleémoste	chabeleémoslo, chabeleémosla	chabeleémonos	chabeleémoos	chabeleémoslos, chabeleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chabelead	dative	chabeleadme	not used	chabeleadle	chabeleadnos	chabeleaos	chabeleadles
	accusative	chabeleadme	not used	chabeleadlo, chabeleadla	chabeleadnos	chabeleaos	chabeleadlos, chabeleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chabeleen	dative	chabeléenme	not used	chabeléenle	chabeléennos	not used	chabeléenles, chabeléense
	accusative	chabeléenme	not used	chabeléenlo, chabeléenla	chabeléennos	not used	chabeléenlos, chabeléenlas, chabeléense

Further reading

• “chabelear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010