chispotear

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Likely related to chispa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃispoteˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃis.po.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chis‧po‧te‧ar

Verb

chispotear (first-person singular present chispoteo, first-person singular preterite chispoteé, past participle chispoteado) (colloquial)

1. (transitive, Mexico, El Salvador, Dominican Republic) to blurt out (something)
2. (transitive, pronominal, Puerto Rico) to blurt out (something)
3. (intransitive, pronominal, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Chile) to forget

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chispotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chispotear
gerund			chispoteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chispoteado		chispoteada
		plural		chispoteados		chispoteadas
		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	chispoteo	chispoteastú chispoteásvos	chispotea	chispoteamos	chispoteáis	chispotean
	imperfect	chispoteaba	chispoteabas	chispoteaba	chispoteábamos	chispoteabais	chispoteaban
	preterite	chispoteé	chispoteaste	chispoteó	chispoteamos	chispoteasteis	chispotearon
	future	chispotearé	chispotearás	chispoteará	chispotearemos	chispotearéis	chispotearán
	conditional	chispotearía	chispotearías	chispotearía	chispotearíamos	chispotearíais	chispotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chispotee	chispoteestú chispoteésvos2	chispotee	chispoteemos	chispoteéis	chispoteen
	imperfect (ra)	chispoteara	chispotearas	chispoteara	chispoteáramos	chispotearais	chispotearan
	imperfect (se)	chispotease	chispoteases	chispotease	chispoteásemos	chispoteaseis	chispoteasen
	future1	chispoteare	chispoteares	chispoteare	chispoteáremos	chispoteareis	chispotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chispoteatú chispoteávos	chispotee	chispoteemos	chispotead	chispoteen
	negative		no chispotees	no chispotee	no chispoteemos	no chispoteéis	no chispoteen

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

    Selected combined forms of chispotear

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 chispotear	dative	chispotearme	chispotearte	chispotearle, chispotearse	chispotearnos	chispotearos	chispotearles, chispotearse
	accusative	chispotearme	chispotearte	chispotearlo, chispotearla, chispotearse	chispotearnos	chispotearos	chispotearlos, chispotearlas, chispotearse
with gerund chispoteando	dative	chispoteándome	chispoteándote	chispoteándole, chispoteándose	chispoteándonos	chispoteándoos	chispoteándoles, chispoteándose
	accusative	chispoteándome	chispoteándote	chispoteándolo, chispoteándola, chispoteándose	chispoteándonos	chispoteándoos	chispoteándolos, chispoteándolas, chispoteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chispotea	dative	chispotéame	chispotéate	chispotéale	chispotéanos	not used	chispotéales
	accusative	chispotéame	chispotéate	chispotéalo, chispotéala	chispotéanos	not used	chispotéalos, chispotéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chispoteá	dative	chispoteame	chispoteate	chispoteale	chispoteanos	not used	chispoteales
	accusative	chispoteame	chispoteate	chispotealo, chispoteala	chispoteanos	not used	chispotealos, chispotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chispotee	dative	chispotéeme	not used	chispotéele, chispotéese	chispotéenos	not used	chispotéeles
	accusative	chispotéeme	not used	chispotéelo, chispotéela, chispotéese	chispotéenos	not used	chispotéelos, chispotéelas
with first-person plural imperative chispoteemos	dative	not used	chispoteémoste	chispoteémosle	chispoteémonos	chispoteémoos	chispoteémosles
	accusative	not used	chispoteémoste	chispoteémoslo, chispoteémosla	chispoteémonos	chispoteémoos	chispoteémoslos, chispoteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chispotead	dative	chispoteadme	not used	chispoteadle	chispoteadnos	chispoteaos	chispoteadles
	accusative	chispoteadme	not used	chispoteadlo, chispoteadla	chispoteadnos	chispoteaos	chispoteadlos, chispoteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chispoteen	dative	chispotéenme	not used	chispotéenle	chispotéennos	not used	chispotéenles, chispotéense
	accusative	chispotéenme	not used	chispotéenlo, chispotéenla	chispotéennos	not used	chispotéenlos, chispotéenlas, chispotéense

Further reading

• “chispotear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010