cabrear

Spanish

Alternative forms

cabriar, cauriar (Chile, vulgar)

Etymology

cabra (“goat”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kabɾeˈaɾ/, [kaβɾeˈaɾ]

Verb

cabrear (first-person singular present cabreo, first-person singular preterite cabreé, past participle cabreado)

(transitive, colloquial) to annoy, bother, pester, to piss off, to make angry
(reflexive, colloquial) to get angry
(reflexive, colloquial, Chile, Panama) to get sick and tired, to get bored, to get annoyed

Conjugation

Conjugation of cabrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			cabrear
gerund			cabreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		cabreado		cabreada
		plural		cabreados		cabreadas
		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	cabreo	cabreas^tú cabreás^{^vos}	cabrea	cabreamos	cabreáis	cabrean
	imperfect	cabreaba	cabreabas	cabreaba	cabreábamos	cabreabais	cabreaban
	preterite	cabreé	cabreaste	cabreó	cabreamos	cabreasteis	cabrearon
	future	cabrearé	cabrearás	cabreará	cabrearemos	cabrearéis	cabrearán
	conditional	cabrearía	cabrearías	cabrearía	cabrearíamos	cabrearíais	cabrearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	cabree	cabrees^{^tú} cabreés^{^vos²}	cabree	cabreemos	cabreéis	cabreen
	imperfect (ra)	cabreara	cabrearas	cabreara	cabreáramos	cabrearais	cabrearan
	imperfect (se)	cabrease	cabreases	cabrease	cabreásemos	cabreaseis	cabreasen
	future¹	cabreare	cabreares	cabreare	cabreáremos	cabreareis	cabrearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cabrea^{^tú} cabreá^{^vos}	cabree	cabreemos	cabread	cabreen
	negative		no cabrees	no cabree	no cabreemos	no cabreéis	no cabreen

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

Selected combined forms of cabrear^{edit data}

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 cabrear
	dative	cabrearme	cabrearte	cabrearle, cabrearse	cabrearnos	cabrearos	cabrearles, cabrearse
	accusative	cabrearme	cabrearte	cabrearlo, cabrearla, cabrearse	cabrearnos	cabrearos	cabrearlos, cabrearlas, cabrearse

with gerund cabreando
	dative	cabreándome	cabreándote	cabreándole, cabreándose	cabreándonos	cabreándoos	cabreándoles, cabreándose
	accusative	cabreándome	cabreándote	cabreándolo, cabreándola, cabreándose	cabreándonos	cabreándoos	cabreándolos, cabreándolas, cabreándose

with informal second-person singular imperative cabrea
	dative	cabréame	cabréate	cabréale	cabréanos	not used	cabréales
	accusative	cabréame	cabréate	cabréalo, cabréala	cabréanos	not used	cabréalos, cabréalas

with formal second-person singular imperative cabree
	dative	cabréeme	not used	cabréele, cabréese	cabréenos	not used	cabréeles
	accusative	cabréeme	not used	cabréelo, cabréela, cabréese	cabréenos	not used	cabréelos, cabréelas

with first-person plural imperative cabreemos
	dative	not used	cabreémoste	cabreémosle	cabreémonos	cabreémoos	cabreémosles
	accusative	not used	cabreémoste	cabreémoslo, cabreémosla	cabreémonos	cabreémoos	cabreémoslos, cabreémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative cabread
	dative	cabreadme	not used	cabreadle	cabreadnos	cabreaos	cabreadles
	accusative	cabreadme	not used	cabreadlo, cabreadla	cabreadnos	cabreaos	cabreadlos, cabreadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative cabreen
	dative	cabréenme	not used	cabréenle	cabréennos	not used	cabréenles, cabréense
	accusative	cabréenme	not used	cabréenlo, cabréenla	cabréennos	not used	cabréenlos, cabréenlas, cabréense

Synonyms

(transitive): enfadar, fastidiar
(to get angry): enfadarse, enojarse, mosquearse
(to get sick and tired): aburrirse, hastiarse, fastidiarse