From castañeta + -ear.
- IPA(key): /kastaɲeteˈaɾ/ [kas.t̪a.ɲe.t̪eˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cas‧ta‧ñe‧te‧ar
castañetear (first-person singular present castañeteo, first-person singular preterite castañeteé, past participle castañeteado)
- to rattle, clack
- Synonym: castañear
- to chatter (of teeth)
- to play the castañas
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of castañetear
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 castañetear
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dative
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castañetearme
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castañetearte
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castañetearle, castañetearse
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castañetearnos
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castañetearos
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castañetearles, castañetearse
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accusative
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castañetearme
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castañetearte
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castañetearlo, castañetearla, castañetearse
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castañetearnos
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castañetearos
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castañetearlos, castañetearlas, castañetearse
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with gerund castañeteando
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dative
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castañeteándome
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castañeteándote
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castañeteándole, castañeteándose
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castañeteándonos
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castañeteándoos
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castañeteándoles, castañeteándose
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accusative
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castañeteándome
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castañeteándote
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castañeteándolo, castañeteándola, castañeteándose
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castañeteándonos
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castañeteándoos
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castañeteándolos, castañeteándolas, castañeteándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative castañetea
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dative
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castañetéame
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castañetéate
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castañetéale
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castañetéanos
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not used
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castañetéales
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accusative
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castañetéame
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castañetéate
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castañetéalo, castañetéala
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castañetéanos
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not used
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castañetéalos, castañetéalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative castañeteá
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dative
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castañeteame
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castañeteate
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castañeteale
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castañeteanos
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not used
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castañeteales
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accusative
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castañeteame
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castañeteate
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castañetealo, castañeteala
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castañeteanos
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not used
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castañetealos, castañetealas
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with formal second-person singular imperative castañetee
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dative
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castañetéeme
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not used
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castañetéele, castañetéese
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castañetéenos
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not used
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castañetéeles
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accusative
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castañetéeme
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not used
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castañetéelo, castañetéela, castañetéese
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castañetéenos
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not used
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castañetéelos, castañetéelas
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with first-person plural imperative castañeteemos
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dative
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not used
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castañeteémoste
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castañeteémosle
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castañeteémonos
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castañeteémoos
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castañeteémosles
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accusative
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not used
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castañeteémoste
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castañeteémoslo, castañeteémosla
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castañeteémonos
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castañeteémoos
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castañeteémoslos, castañeteémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative castañetead
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dative
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castañeteadme
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not used
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castañeteadle
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castañeteadnos
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castañeteaos
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castañeteadles
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accusative
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castañeteadme
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not used
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castañeteadlo, castañeteadla
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castañeteadnos
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castañeteaos
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castañeteadlos, castañeteadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative castañeteen
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dative
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castañetéenme
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not used
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castañetéenle
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castañetéennos
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not used
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castañetéenles, castañetéense
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accusative
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castañetéenme
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not used
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castañetéenlo, castañetéenla
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castañetéennos
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not used
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castañetéenlos, castañetéenlas, castañetéense
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