merodear

Spanish

Etymology

From merode +‎ -ar, from dialectal French méraude, maraud.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meɾodeˈaɾ/ [me.ɾo.ð̞eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ro‧de‧ar

Verb

merodear (first-person singular present merodeo, first-person singular preterite merodeé, past participle merodeado)

  1. to prowl, to skulk
  2. to maraud; to raid; to pillage
  3. to stalk, loiter

Conjugation
    Conjugation of merodear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive merodear
gerund merodeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular merodeado merodeada
plural merodeados merodeadas
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 merodeo merodeastú
merodeásvos		 merodea merodeamos merodeáis merodean
imperfect merodeaba merodeabas merodeaba merodeábamos merodeabais merodeaban
preterite merodeé merodeaste merodeó merodeamos merodeasteis merodearon
future merodearé merodearás merodeará merodearemos merodearéis merodearán
conditional merodearía merodearías merodearía merodearíamos merodearíais merodearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present merodee merodeestú
merodeésvos2		 merodee merodeemos merodeéis merodeen
imperfect
(ra)		 merodeara merodearas merodeara merodeáramos merodearais merodearan
imperfect
(se)		 merodease merodeases merodease merodeásemos merodeaseis merodeasen
future1 merodeare merodeares merodeare merodeáremos merodeareis merodearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative merodeatú
merodeávos		 merodee merodeemos merodead merodeen
negative no merodees no merodee no merodeemos no merodeéis no merodeen

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

    Selected combined forms of merodear

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 merodear
dative merodearme merodearte merodearle, merodearse merodearnos merodearos merodearles, merodearse
accusative merodearme merodearte merodearlo, merodearla, merodearse merodearnos merodearos merodearlos, merodearlas, merodearse
with gerund merodeando
dative merodeándome merodeándote merodeándole, merodeándose merodeándonos merodeándoos merodeándoles, merodeándose
accusative merodeándome merodeándote merodeándolo, merodeándola, merodeándose merodeándonos merodeándoos merodeándolos, merodeándolas, merodeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative merodea
dative merodéame merodéate merodéale merodéanos not used merodéales
accusative merodéame merodéate merodéalo, merodéala merodéanos not used merodéalos, merodéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative merodeá
dative merodeame merodeate merodeale merodeanos not used merodeales
accusative merodeame merodeate merodealo, merodeala merodeanos not used merodealos, merodealas
with formal second-person singular imperative merodee
dative merodéeme not used merodéele, merodéese merodéenos not used merodéeles
accusative merodéeme not used merodéelo, merodéela, merodéese merodéenos not used merodéelos, merodéelas
with first-person plural imperative merodeemos
dative not used merodeémoste merodeémosle merodeémonos merodeémoos merodeémosles
accusative not used merodeémoste merodeémoslo, merodeémosla merodeémonos merodeémoos merodeémoslos, merodeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative merodead
dative merodeadme not used merodeadle merodeadnos merodeaos merodeadles
accusative merodeadme not used merodeadlo, merodeadla merodeadnos merodeaos merodeadlos, merodeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative merodeen
dative merodéenme not used merodéenle merodéennos not used merodéenles, merodéense
accusative merodéenme not used merodéenlo, merodéenla merodéennos not used merodéenlos, merodéenlas, merodéense

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