torear

Spanish

Etymology

From toro +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾeˈaɾ/ [t̪o.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: to‧re‧ar

Verb

torear (first-person singular present toreo, first-person singular preterite toreé, past participle toreado)

1. (bullfighting) to fight a bull
2. to send the bulls to the cows
3. to yap (of a dog)
4. to banter, to tease
5. to prepare a chili pepper using fire

Conjugation

    Conjugation of torear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			torear
gerund			toreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		toreado		toreada
		plural		toreados		toreadas
		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	toreo	toreastú toreásvos	torea	toreamos	toreáis	torean
	imperfect	toreaba	toreabas	toreaba	toreábamos	toreabais	toreaban
	preterite	toreé	toreaste	toreó	toreamos	toreasteis	torearon
	future	torearé	torearás	toreará	torearemos	torearéis	torearán
	conditional	torearía	torearías	torearía	torearíamos	torearíais	torearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	toree	toreestú toreésvos2	toree	toreemos	toreéis	toreen
	imperfect (ra)	toreara	torearas	toreara	toreáramos	torearais	torearan
	imperfect (se)	torease	toreases	torease	toreásemos	toreaseis	toreasen
	future1	toreare	toreares	toreare	toreáremos	toreareis	torearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		toreatú toreávos	toree	toreemos	toread	toreen
	negative		no torees	no toree	no toreemos	no toreéis	no toreen

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

    Selected combined forms of torear

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 torear	dative	torearme	torearte	torearle, torearse	torearnos	torearos	torearles, torearse
	accusative	torearme	torearte	torearlo, torearla, torearse	torearnos	torearos	torearlos, torearlas, torearse
with gerund toreando	dative	toreándome	toreándote	toreándole, toreándose	toreándonos	toreándoos	toreándoles, toreándose
	accusative	toreándome	toreándote	toreándolo, toreándola, toreándose	toreándonos	toreándoos	toreándolos, toreándolas, toreándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative torea	dative	toréame	toréate	toréale	toréanos	not used	toréales
	accusative	toréame	toréate	toréalo, toréala	toréanos	not used	toréalos, toréalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative toreá	dative	toreame	toreate	toreale	toreanos	not used	toreales
	accusative	toreame	toreate	torealo, toreala	toreanos	not used	torealos, torealas
with formal second-person singular imperative toree	dative	toréeme	not used	toréele, toréese	toréenos	not used	toréeles
	accusative	toréeme	not used	toréelo, toréela, toréese	toréenos	not used	toréelos, toréelas
with first-person plural imperative toreemos	dative	not used	toreémoste	toreémosle	toreémonos	toreémoos	toreémosles
	accusative	not used	toreémoste	toreémoslo, toreémosla	toreémonos	toreémoos	toreémoslos, toreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative toread	dative	toreadme	not used	toreadle	toreadnos	toreaos	toreadles
	accusative	toreadme	not used	toreadlo, toreadla	toreadnos	toreaos	toreadlos, toreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative toreen	dative	toréenme	not used	toréenle	toréennos	not used	toréenles, toréense
	accusative	toréenme	not used	toréenlo, toréenla	toréennos	not used	toréenlos, toréenlas, toréense

Derived terms

• toreador
• torear de salón
• toreo

Descendants

• ⇒ Esperanto: torei
• → Italian: toreare

Further reading

• “torear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025