capitanear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta.neˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.pi.ta.neˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta.neˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.pi.ta.neˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta.neˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta.neˈa(ʁ)/ [ka.pi.ta.neˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ta.neˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pi.tɐˈnjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pi.tɐˈnjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.pi.tɐˈnja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧ta‧ne‧ar

Verb

capitanear (first-person singular present capitaneio, first-person singular preterite capitaneei, past participle capitaneado)

1. to command, captain, govern

Conjugation

    Conjugation of capitanear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	capitanear
Personal	capitanear	capitaneares	capitanear	capitanearmos	capitaneardes	capitanearem
Gerund
	capitaneando
Past participle
Masculine	capitaneado			capitaneados
Feminine	capitaneada			capitaneadas
Indicative
Present	capitaneio	capitaneias	capitaneia	capitaneamos	capitaneais	capitaneiam
Imperfect	capitaneava	capitaneavas	capitaneava	capitaneávamos	capitaneáveis	capitaneavam
Preterite	capitaneei	capitaneaste	capitaneou	capitaneamos1, capitaneámos2	capitaneastes	capitanearam
Pluperfect	capitaneara	capitanearas	capitaneara	capitaneáramos	capitaneáreis	capitanearam
Future	capitanearei	capitanearás	capitaneará	capitanearemos	capitaneareis	capitanearão
Conditional	capitanearia	capitanearias	capitanearia	capitanearíamos	capitanearíeis	capitaneariam
Subjunctive
Present	capitaneie	capitaneies	capitaneie	capitaneemos	capitaneeis	capitaneiem
Imperfect	capitaneasse	capitaneasses	capitaneasse	capitaneássemos	capitaneásseis	capitaneassem
Future	capitanear	capitaneares	capitanear	capitanearmos	capitaneardes	capitanearem
Imperative
Affirmative		capitaneia	capitaneie	capitaneemos	capitaneai	capitaneiem
Negative (não)		não capitaneies	não capitaneie	não capitaneemos	não capitaneeis	não capitaneiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From capitán +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapitaneˈaɾ/ [ka.pi.t̪a.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ta‧ne‧ar

Verb

capitanear (first-person singular present capitaneo, first-person singular preterite capitaneé, past participle capitaneado)

1. (transitive) to command

Conjugation

    Conjugation of capitanear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			capitanear
gerund			capitaneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		capitaneado		capitaneada
		plural		capitaneados		capitaneadas
		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	capitaneo	capitaneastú capitaneásvos	capitanea	capitaneamos	capitaneáis	capitanean
	imperfect	capitaneaba	capitaneabas	capitaneaba	capitaneábamos	capitaneabais	capitaneaban
	preterite	capitaneé	capitaneaste	capitaneó	capitaneamos	capitaneasteis	capitanearon
	future	capitanearé	capitanearás	capitaneará	capitanearemos	capitanearéis	capitanearán
	conditional	capitanearía	capitanearías	capitanearía	capitanearíamos	capitanearíais	capitanearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	capitanee	capitaneestú capitaneésvos2	capitanee	capitaneemos	capitaneéis	capitaneen
	imperfect (ra)	capitaneara	capitanearas	capitaneara	capitaneáramos	capitanearais	capitanearan
	imperfect (se)	capitanease	capitaneases	capitanease	capitaneásemos	capitaneaseis	capitaneasen
	future1	capitaneare	capitaneares	capitaneare	capitaneáremos	capitaneareis	capitanearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		capitaneatú capitaneávos	capitanee	capitaneemos	capitanead	capitaneen
	negative		no capitanees	no capitanee	no capitaneemos	no capitaneéis	no capitaneen

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

    Selected combined forms of capitanear

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 capitanear
	dative	capitanearme	capitanearte	capitanearle, capitanearse	capitanearnos	capitanearos	capitanearles, capitanearse
	accusative	capitanearme	capitanearte	capitanearlo, capitanearla, capitanearse	capitanearnos	capitanearos	capitanearlos, capitanearlas, capitanearse
with gerund capitaneando
	dative	capitaneándome	capitaneándote	capitaneándole, capitaneándose	capitaneándonos	capitaneándoos	capitaneándoles, capitaneándose
	accusative	capitaneándome	capitaneándote	capitaneándolo, capitaneándola, capitaneándose	capitaneándonos	capitaneándoos	capitaneándolos, capitaneándolas, capitaneándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative capitanea
	dative	capitanéame	capitanéate	capitanéale	capitanéanos	not used	capitanéales
	accusative	capitanéame	capitanéate	capitanéalo, capitanéala	capitanéanos	not used	capitanéalos, capitanéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative capitaneá
	dative	capitaneame	capitaneate	capitaneale	capitaneanos	not used	capitaneales
	accusative	capitaneame	capitaneate	capitanealo, capitaneala	capitaneanos	not used	capitanealos, capitanealas
with formal second-person singular imperative capitanee
	dative	capitanéeme	not used	capitanéele, capitanéese	capitanéenos	not used	capitanéeles
	accusative	capitanéeme	not used	capitanéelo, capitanéela, capitanéese	capitanéenos	not used	capitanéelos, capitanéelas
with first-person plural imperative capitaneemos
	dative	not used	capitaneémoste	capitaneémosle	capitaneémonos	capitaneémoos	capitaneémosles
	accusative	not used	capitaneémoste	capitaneémoslo, capitaneémosla	capitaneémonos	capitaneémoos	capitaneémoslos, capitaneémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative capitanead
	dative	capitaneadme	not used	capitaneadle	capitaneadnos	capitaneaos	capitaneadles
	accusative	capitaneadme	not used	capitaneadlo, capitaneadla	capitaneadnos	capitaneaos	capitaneadlos, capitaneadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative capitaneen
	dative	capitanéenme	not used	capitanéenle	capitanéennos	not used	capitanéenles, capitanéense
	accusative	capitanéenme	not used	capitanéenlo, capitanéenla	capitanéennos	not used	capitanéenlos, capitanéenlas, capitanéense

Further reading

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