barbotear

Spanish

Alternative forms

• barbotar

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾboteˈaɾ/ [baɾ.β̞o.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bar‧bo‧te‧ar

Verb

barbotear (first-person singular present barboteo, first-person singular preterite barboteé, past participle barboteado)

1. (intransitive) to babble; to waffle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barbotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			barbotear
gerund			barboteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		barboteado		barboteada
		plural		barboteados		barboteadas
		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	barboteo	barboteastú barboteásvos	barbotea	barboteamos	barboteáis	barbotean
	imperfect	barboteaba	barboteabas	barboteaba	barboteábamos	barboteabais	barboteaban
	preterite	barboteé	barboteaste	barboteó	barboteamos	barboteasteis	barbotearon
	future	barbotearé	barbotearás	barboteará	barbotearemos	barbotearéis	barbotearán
	conditional	barbotearía	barbotearías	barbotearía	barbotearíamos	barbotearíais	barbotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	barbotee	barboteestú barboteésvos2	barbotee	barboteemos	barboteéis	barboteen
	imperfect (ra)	barboteara	barbotearas	barboteara	barboteáramos	barbotearais	barbotearan
	imperfect (se)	barbotease	barboteases	barbotease	barboteásemos	barboteaseis	barboteasen
	future1	barboteare	barboteares	barboteare	barboteáremos	barboteareis	barbotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		barboteatú barboteávos	barbotee	barboteemos	barbotead	barboteen
	negative		no barbotees	no barbotee	no barboteemos	no barboteéis	no barboteen

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

    Selected combined forms of barbotear

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 barbotear	dative	barbotearme	barbotearte	barbotearle, barbotearse	barbotearnos	barbotearos	barbotearles, barbotearse
	accusative	barbotearme	barbotearte	barbotearlo, barbotearla, barbotearse	barbotearnos	barbotearos	barbotearlos, barbotearlas, barbotearse
with gerund barboteando	dative	barboteándome	barboteándote	barboteándole, barboteándose	barboteándonos	barboteándoos	barboteándoles, barboteándose
	accusative	barboteándome	barboteándote	barboteándolo, barboteándola, barboteándose	barboteándonos	barboteándoos	barboteándolos, barboteándolas, barboteándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative barbotea	dative	barbotéame	barbotéate	barbotéale	barbotéanos	not used	barbotéales
	accusative	barbotéame	barbotéate	barbotéalo, barbotéala	barbotéanos	not used	barbotéalos, barbotéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative barboteá	dative	barboteame	barboteate	barboteale	barboteanos	not used	barboteales
	accusative	barboteame	barboteate	barbotealo, barboteala	barboteanos	not used	barbotealos, barbotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative barbotee	dative	barbotéeme	not used	barbotéele, barbotéese	barbotéenos	not used	barbotéeles
	accusative	barbotéeme	not used	barbotéelo, barbotéela, barbotéese	barbotéenos	not used	barbotéelos, barbotéelas
with first-person plural imperative barboteemos	dative	not used	barboteémoste	barboteémosle	barboteémonos	barboteémoos	barboteémosles
	accusative	not used	barboteémoste	barboteémoslo, barboteémosla	barboteémonos	barboteémoos	barboteémoslos, barboteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative barbotead	dative	barboteadme	not used	barboteadle	barboteadnos	barboteaos	barboteadles
	accusative	barboteadme	not used	barboteadlo, barboteadla	barboteadnos	barboteaos	barboteadlos, barboteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative barboteen	dative	barbotéenme	not used	barbotéenle	barbotéennos	not used	barbotéenles, barbotéense
	accusative	barbotéenme	not used	barbotéenlo, barbotéenla	barbotéennos	not used	barbotéenlos, barbotéenlas, barbotéense

Further reading

• “barbotear”, 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
• Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN