chamarrear

Spanish

Etymology

From chamarra +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃamareˈaɾ/ [ˌt͡ʃa.ma.reˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cha‧ma‧rre‧ar

Verb

chamarrear (first-person singular present chamarreo, first-person singular preterite chamarreé, past participle chamarreado) (colloquial)

1. (transitive, Mexico, Guatemala) to beat up (someone)
2. (transitive, Guatemala) to defeat, to thrash, to overcome
3. (transitive, Honduras, El Salvador) to tell off, chide, scold

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chamarrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chamarrear
gerund			chamarreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chamarreado		chamarreada
		plural		chamarreados		chamarreadas
		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	chamarreo	chamarreastú chamarreásvos	chamarrea	chamarreamos	chamarreáis	chamarrean
	imperfect	chamarreaba	chamarreabas	chamarreaba	chamarreábamos	chamarreabais	chamarreaban
	preterite	chamarreé	chamarreaste	chamarreó	chamarreamos	chamarreasteis	chamarrearon
	future	chamarrearé	chamarrearás	chamarreará	chamarrearemos	chamarrearéis	chamarrearán
	conditional	chamarrearía	chamarrearías	chamarrearía	chamarrearíamos	chamarrearíais	chamarrearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chamarree	chamarreestú chamarreésvos2	chamarree	chamarreemos	chamarreéis	chamarreen
	imperfect (ra)	chamarreara	chamarrearas	chamarreara	chamarreáramos	chamarrearais	chamarrearan
	imperfect (se)	chamarrease	chamarreases	chamarrease	chamarreásemos	chamarreaseis	chamarreasen
	future1	chamarreare	chamarreares	chamarreare	chamarreáremos	chamarreareis	chamarrearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chamarreatú chamarreávos	chamarree	chamarreemos	chamarread	chamarreen
	negative		no chamarrees	no chamarree	no chamarreemos	no chamarreéis	no chamarreen

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

    Selected combined forms of chamarrear

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 chamarrear	dative	chamarrearme	chamarrearte	chamarrearle, chamarrearse	chamarrearnos	chamarrearos	chamarrearles, chamarrearse
	accusative	chamarrearme	chamarrearte	chamarrearlo, chamarrearla, chamarrearse	chamarrearnos	chamarrearos	chamarrearlos, chamarrearlas, chamarrearse
with gerund chamarreando	dative	chamarreándome	chamarreándote	chamarreándole, chamarreándose	chamarreándonos	chamarreándoos	chamarreándoles, chamarreándose
	accusative	chamarreándome	chamarreándote	chamarreándolo, chamarreándola, chamarreándose	chamarreándonos	chamarreándoos	chamarreándolos, chamarreándolas, chamarreándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chamarrea	dative	chamarréame	chamarréate	chamarréale	chamarréanos	not used	chamarréales
	accusative	chamarréame	chamarréate	chamarréalo, chamarréala	chamarréanos	not used	chamarréalos, chamarréalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chamarreá	dative	chamarreame	chamarreate	chamarreale	chamarreanos	not used	chamarreales
	accusative	chamarreame	chamarreate	chamarrealo, chamarreala	chamarreanos	not used	chamarrealos, chamarrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chamarree	dative	chamarréeme	not used	chamarréele, chamarréese	chamarréenos	not used	chamarréeles
	accusative	chamarréeme	not used	chamarréelo, chamarréela, chamarréese	chamarréenos	not used	chamarréelos, chamarréelas
with first-person plural imperative chamarreemos	dative	not used	chamarreémoste	chamarreémosle	chamarreémonos	chamarreémoos	chamarreémosles
	accusative	not used	chamarreémoste	chamarreémoslo, chamarreémosla	chamarreémonos	chamarreémoos	chamarreémoslos, chamarreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chamarread	dative	chamarreadme	not used	chamarreadle	chamarreadnos	chamarreaos	chamarreadles
	accusative	chamarreadme	not used	chamarreadlo, chamarreadla	chamarreadnos	chamarreaos	chamarreadlos, chamarreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chamarreen	dative	chamarréenme	not used	chamarréenle	chamarréennos	not used	chamarréenles, chamarréense
	accusative	chamarréenme	not used	chamarréenlo, chamarréenla	chamarréennos	not used	chamarréenlos, chamarréenlas, chamarréense

Further reading

• “chamarrear”, 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
• “chamarrear”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010