husmear

Spanish

Etymology

From husmo, from husmar, from Ancient Greek ὀσμᾶσθαι (osmâsthai, “to sniff”), from ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”). Compare Venetian usma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /usmeˈaɾ/ [uz.meˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hus‧me‧ar

Verb

husmear (first-person singular present husmeo, first-person singular preterite husmeé, past participle husmeado)

  1. to track by smell
  2. to snoop, sniff around
    Synonyms: espiar, fisgonear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of husmear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive husmear
gerund husmeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular husmeado husmeada
plural husmeados husmeadas
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 husmeo husmeastú
husmeásvos		 husmea husmeamos husmeáis husmean
imperfect husmeaba husmeabas husmeaba husmeábamos husmeabais husmeaban
preterite husmeé husmeaste husmeó husmeamos husmeasteis husmearon
future husmearé husmearás husmeará husmearemos husmearéis husmearán
conditional husmearía husmearías husmearía husmearíamos husmearíais husmearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present husmee husmeestú
husmeésvos2		 husmee husmeemos husmeéis husmeen
imperfect
(ra)		 husmeara husmearas husmeara husmeáramos husmearais husmearan
imperfect
(se)		 husmease husmeases husmease husmeásemos husmeaseis husmeasen
future1 husmeare husmeares husmeare husmeáremos husmeareis husmearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative husmeatú
husmeávos		 husmee husmeemos husmead husmeen
negative no husmees no husmee no husmeemos no husmeéis no husmeen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of husmear

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 husmear
dative husmearme husmearte husmearle, husmearse husmearnos husmearos husmearles, husmearse
accusative husmearme husmearte husmearlo, husmearla, husmearse husmearnos husmearos husmearlos, husmearlas, husmearse
with gerund husmeando
dative husmeándome husmeándote husmeándole, husmeándose husmeándonos husmeándoos husmeándoles, husmeándose
accusative husmeándome husmeándote husmeándolo, husmeándola, husmeándose husmeándonos husmeándoos husmeándolos, husmeándolas, husmeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative husmea
dative husméame husméate husméale husméanos not used husméales
accusative husméame husméate husméalo, husméala husméanos not used husméalos, husméalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative husmeá
dative husmeame husmeate husmeale husmeanos not used husmeales
accusative husmeame husmeate husmealo, husmeala husmeanos not used husmealos, husmealas
with formal second-person singular imperative husmee
dative husméeme not used husméele, husméese husméenos not used husméeles
accusative husméeme not used husméelo, husméela, husméese husméenos not used husméelos, husméelas
with first-person plural imperative husmeemos
dative not used husmeémoste husmeémosle husmeémonos husmeémoos husmeémosles
accusative not used husmeémoste husmeémoslo, husmeémosla husmeémonos husmeémoos husmeémoslos, husmeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative husmead
dative husmeadme not used husmeadle husmeadnos husmeaos husmeadles
accusative husmeadme not used husmeadlo, husmeadla husmeadnos husmeaos husmeadlos, husmeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative husmeen
dative husméenme not used husméenle husméennos not used husméenles, husméense
accusative husméenme not used husméenlo, husméenla husméennos not used husméenlos, husméenlas, husméense

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