albear

Spanish

Etymology

Derivable from albo (“white”) +‎ -ear (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albeˈaɾ/ [al.β̞eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧be‧ar

Verb

albear (first-person singular present albeo, first-person singular preterite albeé, past participle albeado)

1. (intransitive) to whiten

   Synonym: blanquear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of albear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			albear
gerund			albeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		albeado		albeada
		plural		albeados		albeadas
		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	albeo	albeastú albeásvos	albea	albeamos	albeáis	albean
	imperfect	albeaba	albeabas	albeaba	albeábamos	albeabais	albeaban
	preterite	albeé	albeaste	albeó	albeamos	albeasteis	albearon
	future	albearé	albearás	albeará	albearemos	albearéis	albearán
	conditional	albearía	albearías	albearía	albearíamos	albearíais	albearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	albee	albeestú albeésvos2	albee	albeemos	albeéis	albeen
	imperfect (ra)	albeara	albearas	albeara	albeáramos	albearais	albearan
	imperfect (se)	albease	albeases	albease	albeásemos	albeaseis	albeasen
	future1	albeare	albeares	albeare	albeáremos	albeareis	albearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		albeatú albeávos	albee	albeemos	albead	albeen
	negative		no albees	no albee	no albeemos	no albeéis	no albeen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of albear

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 albear	dative	albearme	albearte	albearle, albearse	albearnos	albearos	albearles, albearse
	accusative	albearme	albearte	albearlo, albearla, albearse	albearnos	albearos	albearlos, albearlas, albearse
with gerund albeando	dative	albeándome	albeándote	albeándole, albeándose	albeándonos	albeándoos	albeándoles, albeándose
	accusative	albeándome	albeándote	albeándolo, albeándola, albeándose	albeándonos	albeándoos	albeándolos, albeándolas, albeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative albea	dative	albéame	albéate	albéale	albéanos	not used	albéales
	accusative	albéame	albéate	albéalo, albéala	albéanos	not used	albéalos, albéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative albeá	dative	albeame	albeate	albeale	albeanos	not used	albeales
	accusative	albeame	albeate	albealo, albeala	albeanos	not used	albealos, albealas
with formal second-person singular imperative albee	dative	albéeme	not used	albéele, albéese	albéenos	not used	albéeles
	accusative	albéeme	not used	albéelo, albéela, albéese	albéenos	not used	albéelos, albéelas
with first-person plural imperative albeemos	dative	not used	albeémoste	albeémosle	albeémonos	albeémoos	albeémosles
	accusative	not used	albeémoste	albeémoslo, albeémosla	albeémonos	albeémoos	albeémoslos, albeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative albead	dative	albeadme	not used	albeadle	albeadnos	albeaos	albeadles
	accusative	albeadme	not used	albeadlo, albeadla	albeadnos	albeaos	albeadlos, albeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative albeen	dative	albéenme	not used	albéenle	albéennos	not used	albéenles, albéense
	accusative	albéenme	not used	albéenlo, albéenla	albéennos	not used	albéenlos, albéenlas, albéense

Further reading

• “albear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024