babear

Spanish

Etymology

From baba +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babeˈaɾ/ [ba.β̞eˈaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧be‧ar

Verb

babear (first-person singular present babeo, first-person singular preterite babeé, past participle babeado)

1. (intransitive) to drool

Conjugation

    Conjugation of babear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			babear
gerund			babeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		babeado		babeada
		plural		babeados		babeadas
		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	babeo	babeastú babeásvos	babea	babeamos	babeáis	babean
	imperfect	babeaba	babeabas	babeaba	babeábamos	babeabais	babeaban
	preterite	babeé	babeaste	babeó	babeamos	babeasteis	babearon
	future	babearé	babearás	babeará	babearemos	babearéis	babearán
	conditional	babearía	babearías	babearía	babearíamos	babearíais	babearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	babee	babeestú babeésvos2	babee	babeemos	babeéis	babeen
	imperfect (ra)	babeara	babearas	babeara	babeáramos	babearais	babearan
	imperfect (se)	babease	babeases	babease	babeásemos	babeaseis	babeasen
	future1	babeare	babeares	babeare	babeáremos	babeareis	babearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		babeatú babeávos	babee	babeemos	babead	babeen
	negative		no babees	no babee	no babeemos	no babeéis	no babeen

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

    Selected combined forms of babear

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 babear
	dative	babearme	babearte	babearle, babearse	babearnos	babearos	babearles, babearse
	accusative	babearme	babearte	babearlo, babearla, babearse	babearnos	babearos	babearlos, babearlas, babearse
with gerund babeando
	dative	babeándome	babeándote	babeándole, babeándose	babeándonos	babeándoos	babeándoles, babeándose
	accusative	babeándome	babeándote	babeándolo, babeándola, babeándose	babeándonos	babeándoos	babeándolos, babeándolas, babeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative babea
	dative	babéame	babéate	babéale	babéanos	not used	babéales
	accusative	babéame	babéate	babéalo, babéala	babéanos	not used	babéalos, babéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative babeá
	dative	babeame	babeate	babeale	babeanos	not used	babeales
	accusative	babeame	babeate	babealo, babeala	babeanos	not used	babealos, babealas
with formal second-person singular imperative babee
	dative	babéeme	not used	babéele, babéese	babéenos	not used	babéeles
	accusative	babéeme	not used	babéelo, babéela, babéese	babéenos	not used	babéelos, babéelas
with first-person plural imperative babeemos
	dative	not used	babeémoste	babeémosle	babeémonos	babeémoos	babeémosles
	accusative	not used	babeémoste	babeémoslo, babeémosla	babeémonos	babeémoos	babeémoslos, babeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative babead
	dative	babeadme	not used	babeadle	babeadnos	babeaos	babeadles
	accusative	babeadme	not used	babeadlo, babeadla	babeadnos	babeaos	babeadlos, babeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative babeen
	dative	babéenme	not used	babéenle	babéennos	not used	babéenles, babéense
	accusative	babéenme	not used	babéenlo, babéenla	babéennos	not used	babéenlos, babéenlas, babéense

Related terms

• babosa
• baboso

 

Further reading

• “babear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014