picotear

Spanish

Etymology

From pico (“beak”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pikoteˈaɾ/, [pikot̪eˈaɾ]

Verb

picotear (first-person singular present picoteo, first-person singular preterite picoteé, past participle picoteado)

  1. (transitive) to peck (strike with a beak)
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to nibble

Conjugation
        Conjugation of picotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive picotear
    gerund picoteando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular picoteado picoteada
    plural picoteados picoteadas
    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 picoteo picoteastú
    picoteásvos    		 picotea picoteamos picoteáis picotean
    imperfect picoteaba picoteabas picoteaba picoteábamos picoteabais picoteaban
    preterite picoteé picoteaste picoteó picoteamos picoteasteis picotearon
    future picotearé picotearás picoteará picotearemos picotearéis picotearán
    conditional picotearía picotearías picotearía picotearíamos picotearíais picotearían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present picotee picoteestú
    picoteésvos2    		 picotee picoteemos picoteéis picoteen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 picoteara picotearas picoteara picoteáramos picotearais picotearan
    imperfect
    (se)    		 picotease picoteases picotease picoteásemos picoteaseis picoteasen
    future1 picoteare picoteares picoteare picoteáremos picoteareis picotearen
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative picoteatú
    picoteávos    		 picotee picoteemos picotead picoteen
    negative no picotees no picotee no picoteemos no picoteéis no picoteen
    • 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 picotearedit 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 picotear
      dative picotearme picotearte picotearle, picotearse picotearnos picotearos picotearles, picotearse
      accusative picotearme picotearte picotearlo, picotearla, picotearse picotearnos picotearos picotearlos, picotearlas, picotearse
      with gerund picoteando
      dative picoteándome picoteándote picoteándole, picoteándose picoteándonos picoteándoos picoteándoles, picoteándose
      accusative picoteándome picoteándote picoteándolo, picoteándola, picoteándose picoteándonos picoteándoos picoteándolos, picoteándolas, picoteándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative picotea
      dative picotéame picotéate picotéale picotéanos not used picotéales
      accusative picotéame picotéate picotéalo, picotéala picotéanos not used picotéalos, picotéalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative picotee
      dative picotéeme not used picotéele, picotéese picotéenos not used picotéeles
      accusative picotéeme not used picotéelo, picotéela, picotéese picotéenos not used picotéelos, picotéelas
      with first-person plural imperative picoteemos
      dative not used picoteémoste picoteémosle picoteémonos picoteémoos picoteémosles
      accusative not used picoteémoste picoteémoslo, picoteémosla picoteémonos picoteémoos picoteémoslos, picoteémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative picotead
      dative picoteadme not used picoteadle picoteadnos picoteaos picoteadles
      accusative picoteadme not used picoteadlo, picoteadla picoteadnos picoteaos picoteadlos, picoteadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative picoteen
      dative picotéenme not used picotéenle picotéennos not used picotéenles, picotéense
      accusative picotéenme not used picotéenlo, picotéenla picotéennos not used picotéenlos, picotéenlas, picotéense

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