platear

Spanish

Etymology

From plata +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plateˈaɾ/ [pla.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pla‧te‧ar

Verb

platear (first-person singular present plateo, first-person singular preterite plateé, past participle plateado)

1. to silver-plate

   Synonym: argentar

2. to turn silver

Conjugation

    Conjugation of platear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			platear
gerund			plateando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		plateado		plateada
		plural		plateados		plateadas
		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	plateo	plateastú plateásvos	platea	plateamos	plateáis	platean
	imperfect	plateaba	plateabas	plateaba	plateábamos	plateabais	plateaban
	preterite	plateé	plateaste	plateó	plateamos	plateasteis	platearon
	future	platearé	platearás	plateará	platearemos	platearéis	platearán
	conditional	platearía	platearías	platearía	platearíamos	platearíais	platearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	platee	plateestú plateésvos2	platee	plateemos	plateéis	plateen
	imperfect (ra)	plateara	platearas	plateara	plateáramos	platearais	platearan
	imperfect (se)	platease	plateases	platease	plateásemos	plateaseis	plateasen
	future1	plateare	plateares	plateare	plateáremos	plateareis	platearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		plateatú plateávos	platee	plateemos	platead	plateen
	negative		no platees	no platee	no plateemos	no plateéis	no plateen

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

    Selected combined forms of platear

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 platear	dative	platearme	platearte	platearle, platearse	platearnos	platearos	platearles, platearse
	accusative	platearme	platearte	platearlo, platearla, platearse	platearnos	platearos	platearlos, platearlas, platearse
with gerund plateando	dative	plateándome	plateándote	plateándole, plateándose	plateándonos	plateándoos	plateándoles, plateándose
	accusative	plateándome	plateándote	plateándolo, plateándola, plateándose	plateándonos	plateándoos	plateándolos, plateándolas, plateándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative platea	dative	platéame	platéate	platéale	platéanos	not used	platéales
	accusative	platéame	platéate	platéalo, platéala	platéanos	not used	platéalos, platéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative plateá	dative	plateame	plateate	plateale	plateanos	not used	plateales
	accusative	plateame	plateate	platealo, plateala	plateanos	not used	platealos, platealas
with formal second-person singular imperative platee	dative	platéeme	not used	platéele, platéese	platéenos	not used	platéeles
	accusative	platéeme	not used	platéelo, platéela, platéese	platéenos	not used	platéelos, platéelas
with first-person plural imperative plateemos	dative	not used	plateémoste	plateémosle	plateémonos	plateémoos	plateémosles
	accusative	not used	plateémoste	plateémoslo, plateémosla	plateémonos	plateémoos	plateémoslos, plateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative platead	dative	plateadme	not used	plateadle	plateadnos	plateaos	plateadles
	accusative	plateadme	not used	plateadlo, plateadla	plateadnos	plateaos	plateadlos, plateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative plateen	dative	platéenme	not used	platéenle	platéennos	not used	platéenles, platéense
	accusative	platéenme	not used	platéenlo, platéenla	platéennos	not used	platéenlos, platéenlas, platéense

Further reading

• “platear”, 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