sanear

Spanish

Etymology

From sano (“healthy”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saneˈaɾ/ [sa.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧ne‧ar

Verb

sanear (first-person singular present saneo, first-person singular preterite saneé, past participle saneado)

1. to guarantee; to promise satisfaction
2. to make amends
3. to sanitize
4. to drain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sanear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			sanear
gerund			saneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saneado		saneada
		plural		saneados		saneadas
		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	saneo	saneastú saneásvos	sanea	saneamos	saneáis	sanean
	imperfect	saneaba	saneabas	saneaba	saneábamos	saneabais	saneaban
	preterite	saneé	saneaste	saneó	saneamos	saneasteis	sanearon
	future	sanearé	sanearás	saneará	sanearemos	sanearéis	sanearán
	conditional	sanearía	sanearías	sanearía	sanearíamos	sanearíais	sanearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sanee	saneestú saneésvos2	sanee	saneemos	saneéis	saneen
	imperfect (ra)	saneara	sanearas	saneara	saneáramos	sanearais	sanearan
	imperfect (se)	sanease	saneases	sanease	saneásemos	saneaseis	saneasen
	future1	saneare	saneares	saneare	saneáremos	saneareis	sanearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saneatú saneávos	sanee	saneemos	sanead	saneen
	negative		no sanees	no sanee	no saneemos	no saneéis	no saneen

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

    Selected combined forms of sanear

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 sanear	dative	sanearme	sanearte	sanearle, sanearse	sanearnos	sanearos	sanearles, sanearse
	accusative	sanearme	sanearte	sanearlo, sanearla, sanearse	sanearnos	sanearos	sanearlos, sanearlas, sanearse
with gerund saneando	dative	saneándome	saneándote	saneándole, saneándose	saneándonos	saneándoos	saneándoles, saneándose
	accusative	saneándome	saneándote	saneándolo, saneándola, saneándose	saneándonos	saneándoos	saneándolos, saneándolas, saneándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sanea	dative	sanéame	sanéate	sanéale	sanéanos	not used	sanéales
	accusative	sanéame	sanéate	sanéalo, sanéala	sanéanos	not used	sanéalos, sanéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative saneá	dative	saneame	saneate	saneale	saneanos	not used	saneales
	accusative	saneame	saneate	sanealo, saneala	saneanos	not used	sanealos, sanealas
with formal second-person singular imperative sanee	dative	sanéeme	not used	sanéele, sanéese	sanéenos	not used	sanéeles
	accusative	sanéeme	not used	sanéelo, sanéela, sanéese	sanéenos	not used	sanéelos, sanéelas
with first-person plural imperative saneemos	dative	not used	saneémoste	saneémosle	saneémonos	saneémoos	saneémosles
	accusative	not used	saneémoste	saneémoslo, saneémosla	saneémonos	saneémoos	saneémoslos, saneémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative sanead	dative	saneadme	not used	saneadle	saneadnos	saneaos	saneadles
	accusative	saneadme	not used	saneadlo, saneadla	saneadnos	saneaos	saneadlos, saneadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative saneen	dative	sanéenme	not used	sanéenle	sanéennos	not used	sanéenles, sanéense
	accusative	sanéenme	not used	sanéenlo, sanéenla	sanéennos	not used	sanéenlos, sanéenlas, sanéense

Further reading

• “sanear”, 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