picotear

Spanish

Etymology

From pico (“beak”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pikoteˈaɾ/ [pi.ko.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pi‧co‧te‧ar

Verb

picotear (first-person singular present picoteo, first-person singular preterite picoteé, past participle picoteado)

  1. (transitive) to peck (strike with a beak)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to nibble
    Synonym: picar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of picotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive picotear
gerund picoteando
past participle masculine feminine
singular picoteado picoteada
plural picoteados picoteadas
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 picoteo picoteastú
picoteásvos		 picotea picoteamos picoteáis picotean
imperfect picoteaba picoteabas picoteaba picoteábamos picoteabais picoteaban
preterite picoteé picoteaste picoteó picoteamos picoteasteis picotearon
future picotearé picotearás picoteará picotearemos picotearéis picotearán
conditional picotearía picotearías picotearía picotearíamos picotearíais picotearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present picotee picoteestú
picoteésvos2		 picotee picoteemos picoteéis picoteen
imperfect
(ra)		 picoteara picotearas picoteara picoteáramos picotearais picotearan
imperfect
(se)		 picotease picoteases picotease picoteásemos picoteaseis picoteasen
future1 picoteare picoteares picoteare picoteáremos picoteareis picotearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative picoteatú
picoteávos		 picotee picoteemos picotead picoteen
negative no picotees no picotee no picoteemos no picoteéis no picoteen

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

    Selected combined forms of picotear

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 picotear
dative picotearme picotearte picotearle, picotearse picotearnos picotearos picotearles, picotearse
accusative picotearme picotearte picotearlo, picotearla, picotearse picotearnos picotearos picotearlos, picotearlas, picotearse
with gerund picoteando
dative picoteándome picoteándote picoteándole, picoteándose picoteándonos picoteándoos picoteándoles, picoteándose
accusative picoteándome picoteándote picoteándolo, picoteándola, picoteándose picoteándonos picoteándoos picoteándolos, picoteándolas, picoteándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative picotea
dative picotéame picotéate picotéale picotéanos not used picotéales
accusative picotéame picotéate picotéalo, picotéala picotéanos not used picotéalos, picotéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative picoteá
dative picoteame picoteate picoteale picoteanos not used picoteales
accusative picoteame picoteate picotealo, picoteala picoteanos not used picotealos, picotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative picotee
dative picotéeme not used picotéele, picotéese picotéenos not used picotéeles
accusative picotéeme not used picotéelo, picotéela, picotéese picotéenos not used picotéelos, picotéelas
with first-person plural imperative picoteemos
dative not used picoteémoste picoteémosle picoteémonos picoteémoos picoteémosles
accusative not used picoteémoste picoteémoslo, picoteémosla picoteémonos picoteémoos picoteémoslos, picoteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative picotead
dative picoteadme not used picoteadle picoteadnos picoteaos picoteadles
accusative picoteadme not used picoteadlo, picoteadla picoteadnos picoteaos picoteadlos, picoteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative picoteen
dative picotéenme not used picotéenle picotéennos not used picotéenles, picotéense
accusative picotéenme not used picotéenlo, picotéenla picotéennos not used picotéenlos, picotéenlas, picotéense

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