capotear

Spanish

Etymology

From capote +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapoteˈaɾ/ [ka.po.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧po‧te‧ar

Verb

capotear (first-person singular present capoteo, first-person singular preterite capoteé, past participle capoteado)

1. (bullfighting, transitive) to wave a capote (cape) at
2. (transitive) to take for a ride, to give someone the runaround

Conjugation

    Conjugation of capotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			capotear
gerund			capoteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		capoteado		capoteada
		plural		capoteados		capoteadas
		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	capoteo	capoteastú capoteásvos	capotea	capoteamos	capoteáis	capotean
	imperfect	capoteaba	capoteabas	capoteaba	capoteábamos	capoteabais	capoteaban
	preterite	capoteé	capoteaste	capoteó	capoteamos	capoteasteis	capotearon
	future	capotearé	capotearás	capoteará	capotearemos	capotearéis	capotearán
	conditional	capotearía	capotearías	capotearía	capotearíamos	capotearíais	capotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	capotee	capoteestú capoteésvos2	capotee	capoteemos	capoteéis	capoteen
	imperfect (ra)	capoteara	capotearas	capoteara	capoteáramos	capotearais	capotearan
	imperfect (se)	capotease	capoteases	capotease	capoteásemos	capoteaseis	capoteasen
	future1	capoteare	capoteares	capoteare	capoteáremos	capoteareis	capotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		capoteatú capoteávos	capotee	capoteemos	capotead	capoteen
	negative		no capotees	no capotee	no capoteemos	no capoteéis	no capoteen

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

    Selected combined forms of capotear

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 capotear	dative	capotearme	capotearte	capotearle, capotearse	capotearnos	capotearos	capotearles, capotearse
	accusative	capotearme	capotearte	capotearlo, capotearla, capotearse	capotearnos	capotearos	capotearlos, capotearlas, capotearse
with gerund capoteando	dative	capoteándome	capoteándote	capoteándole, capoteándose	capoteándonos	capoteándoos	capoteándoles, capoteándose
	accusative	capoteándome	capoteándote	capoteándolo, capoteándola, capoteándose	capoteándonos	capoteándoos	capoteándolos, capoteándolas, capoteándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative capotea	dative	capotéame	capotéate	capotéale	capotéanos	not used	capotéales
	accusative	capotéame	capotéate	capotéalo, capotéala	capotéanos	not used	capotéalos, capotéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative capoteá	dative	capoteame	capoteate	capoteale	capoteanos	not used	capoteales
	accusative	capoteame	capoteate	capotealo, capoteala	capoteanos	not used	capotealos, capotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative capotee	dative	capotéeme	not used	capotéele, capotéese	capotéenos	not used	capotéeles
	accusative	capotéeme	not used	capotéelo, capotéela, capotéese	capotéenos	not used	capotéelos, capotéelas
with first-person plural imperative capoteemos	dative	not used	capoteémoste	capoteémosle	capoteémonos	capoteémoos	capoteémosles
	accusative	not used	capoteémoste	capoteémoslo, capoteémosla	capoteémonos	capoteémoos	capoteémoslos, capoteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative capotead	dative	capoteadme	not used	capoteadle	capoteadnos	capoteaos	capoteadles
	accusative	capoteadme	not used	capoteadlo, capoteadla	capoteadnos	capoteaos	capoteadlos, capoteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative capoteen	dative	capotéenme	not used	capotéenle	capotéennos	not used	capotéenles, capotéense
	accusative	capotéenme	not used	capotéenlo, capotéenla	capotéennos	not used	capotéenlos, capotéenlas, capotéense

Derived terms

• capoteo

Further reading

• “capotear”, 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