aporrear

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ porra +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aporeˈaɾ/ [a.po.reˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧po‧rre‧ar

Verb

aporrear (first-person singular present aporreo, first-person singular preterite aporreé, past participle aporreado)

to club, bludgeon (to hit with a club/baton/truncheon/night stick)
to hammer, rap (knock loudly)
to pound, beat
aporrear el piano ― to pound the piano

Conjugation

Conjugation of aporrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			aporrear
gerund			aporreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aporreado		aporreada
		plural		aporreados		aporreadas
		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	aporreo	aporreas^{^tú} aporreás^{^vos}	aporrea	aporreamos	aporreáis	aporrean
	imperfect	aporreaba	aporreabas	aporreaba	aporreábamos	aporreabais	aporreaban
	preterite	aporreé	aporreaste	aporreó	aporreamos	aporreasteis	aporrearon
	future	aporrearé	aporrearás	aporreará	aporrearemos	aporrearéis	aporrearán
	conditional	aporrearía	aporrearías	aporrearía	aporrearíamos	aporrearíais	aporrearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aporree	aporrees^{^tú} aporreés^{^vos²}	aporree	aporreemos	aporreéis	aporreen
	imperfect (ra)	aporreara	aporrearas	aporreara	aporreáramos	aporrearais	aporrearan
	imperfect (se)	aporrease	aporreases	aporrease	aporreásemos	aporreaseis	aporreasen
	future¹	aporreare	aporreares	aporreare	aporreáremos	aporreareis	aporrearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aporrea^{^tú} aporreá^{^vos}	aporree	aporreemos	aporread	aporreen
	negative		no aporrees	no aporree	no aporreemos	no aporreéis	no aporreen

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

Selected combined forms of aporrear

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 aporrear
	dative	aporrearme	aporrearte	aporrearle, aporrearse	aporrearnos	aporrearos	aporrearles, aporrearse
	accusative	aporrearme	aporrearte	aporrearlo, aporrearla, aporrearse	aporrearnos	aporrearos	aporrearlos, aporrearlas, aporrearse

with gerund aporreando
	dative	aporreándome	aporreándote	aporreándole, aporreándose	aporreándonos	aporreándoos	aporreándoles, aporreándose
	accusative	aporreándome	aporreándote	aporreándolo, aporreándola, aporreándose	aporreándonos	aporreándoos	aporreándolos, aporreándolas, aporreándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative aporrea
	dative	aporréame	aporréate	aporréale	aporréanos	not used	aporréales
	accusative	aporréame	aporréate	aporréalo, aporréala	aporréanos	not used	aporréalos, aporréalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative aporreá
	dative	aporreame	aporreate	aporreale	aporreanos	not used	aporreales
	accusative	aporreame	aporreate	aporrealo, aporreala	aporreanos	not used	aporrealos, aporrealas

with formal second-person singular imperative aporree
	dative	aporréeme	not used	aporréele, aporréese	aporréenos	not used	aporréeles
	accusative	aporréeme	not used	aporréelo, aporréela, aporréese	aporréenos	not used	aporréelos, aporréelas

with first-person plural imperative aporreemos
	dative	not used	aporreémoste	aporreémosle	aporreémonos	aporreémoos	aporreémosles
	accusative	not used	aporreémoste	aporreémoslo, aporreémosla	aporreémonos	aporreémoos	aporreémoslos, aporreémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative aporread
	dative	aporreadme	not used	aporreadle	aporreadnos	aporreaos	aporreadles
	accusative	aporreadme	not used	aporreadlo, aporreadla	aporreadnos	aporreaos	aporreadlos, aporreadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative aporreen
	dative	aporréenme	not used	aporréenle	aporréennos	not used	aporréenles, aporréense
	accusative	aporréenme	not used	aporréenlo, aporréenla	aporréennos	not used	aporréenlos, aporréenlas, aporréense

Derived terms

aporreador