chafallar

Galician

Alternative forms

• chafular, chafullar
• chafalhar, chafular, chafulhar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From chafalla, from chafar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃafaˈʎaɾ]

Verb

chafallar (first-person singular present chafallo, first-person singular preterite chafallei, past participle chafallado)

1. to mess up; to work aimless or carelessly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chafallar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chafallar
Personal	chafallar	chafallares	chafallar	chafallarmos	chafallardes	chafallaren
Gerund
	chafallando
Past participle
Masculine	chafallado			chafallados
Feminine	chafallada			chafalladas
Indicative
Present	chafallo	chafallas	chafalla	chafallamos	chafallades	chafallan
Imperfect	chafallaba	chafallabas	chafallaba	chafallabamos	chafallabades	chafallaban
Preterite	chafallei	chafallaches	chafallou	chafallamos	chafallastes	chafallaron
Pluperfect	chafallara	chafallaras	chafallara	chafallaramos	chafallarades	chafallaran
Future	chafallarei	chafallarás	chafallará	chafallaremos	chafallaredes	chafallarán
Conditional	chafallaría	chafallarías	chafallaría	chafallariamos	chafallariades	chafallarían
Subjunctive
Present	chafalle	chafalles	chafalle	chafallemos	chafalledes	chafallen
Imperfect	chafallase	chafallases	chafallase	chafallásemos	chafallásedes	chafallasen
Future	chafallar	chafallares	chafallar	chafallarmos	chafallardes	chafallaren
Imperative
Affirmative		chafalla	chafalle	chafallemos	chafallade	chafallen
Negative (non)		non chafalles	non chafalle	non chafallemos	non chafalledes	non chafallen

Related terms

• chafallada
• chafallán
• chafalleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chafallar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chafallar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chafallar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN