zapear
Galician
Etymology
Verb
zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado)
zapear (first-person singular present zapeio, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado, reintegrationist norm)
- to zap (change TV channels repeatedly)
Conjugation
Conjugation of zapear
Reintegrated conjugation of zapear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(h)], /za.piˈa(ʁ)/ [za.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ʁ)/ [zaˈpja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /za.peˈa(ɾ)/, /za.piˈa(ɾ)/ [za.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(χ)], /za.piˈa(ʁ)/ [za.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ʁ)/ [zaˈpja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /za.peˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐˈpjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐˈpja.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: za‧pe‧ar
Verb
zapear (first-person singular present zapeio, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of zapear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θapeˈaɾ/ [θa.peˈaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /sapeˈaɾ/ [sa.peˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: za‧pe‧ar
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English zap + -ear.
Verb
zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeé, past participle zapeado)
- (Spain) to zap, channel surf, channel hop (change TV channels repeatedly)
Conjugation
Conjugation of zapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | zapear | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | zapeando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | zapeado | zapeada | |||||
| plural | zapeados | zapeadas | |||||
| 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 | zapeo | zapeastú zapeásvos |
zapea | zapeamos | zapeáis | zapean | |
| imperfect | zapeaba | zapeabas | zapeaba | zapeábamos | zapeabais | zapeaban | |
| preterite | zapeé | zapeaste | zapeó | zapeamos | zapeasteis | zapearon | |
| future | zapearé | zapearás | zapeará | zapearemos | zapearéis | zapearán | |
| conditional | zapearía | zapearías | zapearía | zapearíamos | zapearíais | zapearían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | zapee | zapeestú zapeésvos2 |
zapee | zapeemos | zapeéis | zapeen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
zapeara | zapearas | zapeara | zapeáramos | zapearais | zapearan | |
| imperfect (se) |
zapease | zapeases | zapease | zapeásemos | zapeaseis | zapeasen | |
| future1 | zapeare | zapeares | zapeare | zapeáremos | zapeareis | zapearen | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | zapeatú zapeávos |
zapee | zapeemos | zapead | zapeen | ||
| negative | no zapees | no zapee | no zapeemos | no zapeéis | no zapeen | ||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeé, past participle zapeado)
- shoo (to induce someone or something to leave)
- scare off (to cause (something) to flee by frightening it)
Further reading
- “zapear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024