chinear

Spanish

From chino (“kid, servent”) +‎ -ear

Verb

chinear (first-person singular present chineo, first-person singular preterite chineé, past participle chineado)

1. to carry in one's arms
2. to spoil (someone)
3. (reflexive) to worry

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chinear
gerund			chineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chineado		chineada
		plural		chineados		chineadas
		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	chineo	chineastú chineásvos	chinea	chineamos	chineáis	chinean
	imperfect	chineaba	chineabas	chineaba	chineábamos	chineabais	chineaban
	preterite	chineé	chineaste	chineó	chineamos	chineasteis	chinearon
	future	chinearé	chinearás	chineará	chinearemos	chinearéis	chinearán
	conditional	chinearía	chinearías	chinearía	chinearíamos	chinearíais	chinearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chinee	chineestú chineésvos2	chinee	chineemos	chineéis	chineen
	imperfect (ra)	chineara	chinearas	chineara	chineáramos	chinearais	chinearan
	imperfect (se)	chinease	chineases	chinease	chineásemos	chineaseis	chineasen
	future1	chineare	chineares	chineare	chineáremos	chineareis	chinearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chineatú chineávos	chinee	chineemos	chinead	chineen
	negative		no chinees	no chinee	no chineemos	no chineéis	no chineen

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

    Selected combined forms of chinear

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 chinear
	dative	chinearme	chinearte	chinearle, chinearse	chinearnos	chinearos	chinearles, chinearse
	accusative	chinearme	chinearte	chinearlo, chinearla, chinearse	chinearnos	chinearos	chinearlos, chinearlas, chinearse
with gerund chineando
	dative	chineándome	chineándote	chineándole, chineándose	chineándonos	chineándoos	chineándoles, chineándose
	accusative	chineándome	chineándote	chineándolo, chineándola, chineándose	chineándonos	chineándoos	chineándolos, chineándolas, chineándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chinea
	dative	chinéame	chinéate	chinéale	chinéanos	not used	chinéales
	accusative	chinéame	chinéate	chinéalo, chinéala	chinéanos	not used	chinéalos, chinéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chineá
	dative	chineame	chineate	chineale	chineanos	not used	chineales
	accusative	chineame	chineate	chinealo, chineala	chineanos	not used	chinealos, chinealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chinee
	dative	chinéeme	not used	chinéele, chinéese	chinéenos	not used	chinéeles
	accusative	chinéeme	not used	chinéelo, chinéela, chinéese	chinéenos	not used	chinéelos, chinéelas
with first-person plural imperative chineemos
	dative	not used	chineémoste	chineémosle	chineémonos	chineémoos	chineémosles
	accusative	not used	chineémoste	chineémoslo, chineémosla	chineémonos	chineémoos	chineémoslos, chineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chinead
	dative	chineadme	not used	chineadle	chineadnos	chineaos	chineadles
	accusative	chineadme	not used	chineadlo, chineadla	chineadnos	chineaos	chineadlos, chineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chineen
	dative	chinéenme	not used	chinéenle	chinéennos	not used	chinéenles, chinéense
	accusative	chinéenme	not used	chinéenlo, chinéenla	chinéennos	not used	chinéenlos, chinéenlas, chinéense

Further reading

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