taconear

Spanish

Etymology

From tacón +‎ -ear.

Verb

taconear (first-person singular present taconeo, first-person singular preterite taconeé, past participle taconeado)

1. to clack, click, tap (make a sound from the soles, or especially the heels, of shoes)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of taconear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			taconear
gerund			taconeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		taconeado		taconeada
		plural		taconeados		taconeadas
		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	taconeo	taconeastú taconeásvos	taconea	taconeamos	taconeáis	taconean
	imperfect	taconeaba	taconeabas	taconeaba	taconeábamos	taconeabais	taconeaban
	preterite	taconeé	taconeaste	taconeó	taconeamos	taconeasteis	taconearon
	future	taconearé	taconearás	taconeará	taconearemos	taconearéis	taconearán
	conditional	taconearía	taconearías	taconearía	taconearíamos	taconearíais	taconearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	taconee	taconeestú taconeésvos2	taconee	taconeemos	taconeéis	taconeen
	imperfect (ra)	taconeara	taconearas	taconeara	taconeáramos	taconearais	taconearan
	imperfect (se)	taconease	taconeases	taconease	taconeásemos	taconeaseis	taconeasen
	future1	taconeare	taconeares	taconeare	taconeáremos	taconeareis	taconearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		taconeatú taconeávos	taconee	taconeemos	taconead	taconeen
	negative		no taconees	no taconee	no taconeemos	no taconeéis	no taconeen

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

Further reading

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