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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /seɾpenteˈaɾ/ [seɾ.pẽn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ser‧pen‧te‧ar
serpentear (first-person singular present serpenteo, first-person singular preterite serpenteé, past participle serpenteado)
- (intransitive) to wind; to meander; to go like a serpent
- Synonym: culebrear
- (intransitive) to wriggle
- Synonym: culebrear
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of serpentear
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive serpentear
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dative
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serpentearme
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serpentearte
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serpentearle, serpentearse
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serpentearnos
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serpentearos
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serpentearles, serpentearse
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accusative
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serpentearme
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serpentearte
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serpentearlo, serpentearla, serpentearse
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serpentearnos
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serpentearos
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serpentearlos, serpentearlas, serpentearse
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with gerund serpenteando
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dative
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serpenteándome
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serpenteándote
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serpenteándole, serpenteándose
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serpenteándonos
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serpenteándoos
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serpenteándoles, serpenteándose
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accusative
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serpenteándome
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serpenteándote
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serpenteándolo, serpenteándola, serpenteándose
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serpenteándonos
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serpenteándoos
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serpenteándolos, serpenteándolas, serpenteándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative serpentea
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dative
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serpentéame
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serpentéate
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serpentéale
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serpentéanos
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not used
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serpentéales
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accusative
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serpentéame
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serpentéate
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serpentéalo, serpentéala
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serpentéanos
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not used
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serpentéalos, serpentéalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative serpenteá
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dative
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serpenteame
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serpenteate
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serpenteale
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serpenteanos
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not used
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serpenteales
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accusative
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serpenteame
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serpenteate
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serpentealo, serpenteala
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serpenteanos
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not used
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serpentealos, serpentealas
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with formal second-person singular imperative serpentee
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dative
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serpentéeme
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not used
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serpentéele, serpentéese
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serpentéenos
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not used
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serpentéeles
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accusative
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serpentéeme
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not used
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serpentéelo, serpentéela, serpentéese
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serpentéenos
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not used
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serpentéelos, serpentéelas
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with first-person plural imperative serpenteemos
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dative
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not used
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serpenteémoste
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serpenteémosle
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serpenteémonos
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serpenteémoos
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serpenteémosles
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accusative
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not used
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serpenteémoste
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serpenteémoslo, serpenteémosla
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serpenteémonos
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serpenteémoos
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serpenteémoslos, serpenteémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative serpentead
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dative
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serpenteadme
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not used
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serpenteadle
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serpenteadnos
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serpenteaos
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serpenteadles
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accusative
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serpenteadme
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not used
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serpenteadlo, serpenteadla
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serpenteadnos
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serpenteaos
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serpenteadlos, serpenteadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative serpenteen
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dative
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serpentéenme
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not used
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serpentéenle
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serpentéennos
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not used
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serpentéenles, serpentéense
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accusative
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serpentéenme
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not used
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serpentéenlo, serpentéenla
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serpentéennos
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not used
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serpentéenlos, serpentéenlas, serpentéense
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