telefonear

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /telefoneˈaɾ/ [t̪e.le.fo.neˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: te‧le‧fo‧ne‧ar

Verb

telefonear (first-person singular present telefoneo, first-person singular preterite telefoneé, past participle telefoneado)

to telephone
Synonym: (por teléfono) llamar

Conjugation

Conjugation of telefonear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			telefonear
gerund			telefoneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		telefoneado		telefoneada
		plural		telefoneados		telefoneadas
		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	telefoneo	telefoneas^{^tú} telefoneás^{^vos}	telefonea	telefoneamos	telefoneáis	telefonean
	imperfect	telefoneaba	telefoneabas	telefoneaba	telefoneábamos	telefoneabais	telefoneaban
	preterite	telefoneé	telefoneaste	telefoneó	telefoneamos	telefoneasteis	telefonearon
	future	telefonearé	telefonearás	telefoneará	telefonearemos	telefonearéis	telefonearán
	conditional	telefonearía	telefonearías	telefonearía	telefonearíamos	telefonearíais	telefonearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	telefonee	telefonees^{^tú} telefoneés^{^vos²}	telefonee	telefoneemos	telefoneéis	telefoneen
	imperfect (ra)	telefoneara	telefonearas	telefoneara	telefoneáramos	telefonearais	telefonearan
	imperfect (se)	telefonease	telefoneases	telefonease	telefoneásemos	telefoneaseis	telefoneasen
	future¹	telefoneare	telefoneares	telefoneare	telefoneáremos	telefoneareis	telefonearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		telefonea^{^tú} telefoneá^{^vos}	telefonee	telefoneemos	telefonead	telefoneen
	negative		no telefonees	no telefonee	no telefoneemos	no telefoneéis	no telefoneen

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

Selected combined forms of telefonear

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 telefonear	dative	telefonearme	telefonearte	telefonearle, telefonearse	telefonearnos	telefonearos	telefonearles, telefonearse
with infinitive telefonear	accusative	telefonearme	telefonearte	telefonearlo, telefonearla, telefonearse	telefonearnos	telefonearos	telefonearlos, telefonearlas, telefonearse

with gerund telefoneando	dative	telefoneándome	telefoneándote	telefoneándole, telefoneándose	telefoneándonos	telefoneándoos	telefoneándoles, telefoneándose
with gerund telefoneando	accusative	telefoneándome	telefoneándote	telefoneándolo, telefoneándola, telefoneándose	telefoneándonos	telefoneándoos	telefoneándolos, telefoneándolas, telefoneándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative telefonea	dative	telefonéame	telefonéate	telefonéale	telefonéanos	not used	telefonéales
	accusative	telefonéame	telefonéate	telefonéalo, telefonéala	telefonéanos	not used	telefonéalos, telefonéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative telefoneá	dative	telefoneame	telefoneate	telefoneale	telefoneanos	not used	telefoneales
	accusative	telefoneame	telefoneate	telefonealo, telefoneala	telefoneanos	not used	telefonealos, telefonealas

with formal second-person singular imperative telefonee	dative	telefonéeme	not used	telefonéele, telefonéese	telefonéenos	not used	telefonéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative telefonee	accusative	telefonéeme	not used	telefonéelo, telefonéela, telefonéese	telefonéenos	not used	telefonéelos, telefonéelas

with first-person plural imperative telefoneemos	dative	not used	telefoneémoste	telefoneémosle	telefoneémonos	telefoneémoos	telefoneémosles
with first-person plural imperative telefoneemos	accusative	not used	telefoneémoste	telefoneémoslo, telefoneémosla	telefoneémonos	telefoneémoos	telefoneémoslos, telefoneémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative telefonead	dative	telefoneadme	not used	telefoneadle	telefoneadnos	telefoneaos	telefoneadles
with informal second-person plural imperative telefonead	accusative	telefoneadme	not used	telefoneadlo, telefoneadla	telefoneadnos	telefoneaos	telefoneadlos, telefoneadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative telefoneen	dative	telefonéenme	not used	telefonéenle	telefonéennos	not used	telefonéenles, telefonéense
with formal second-person plural imperative telefoneen	accusative	telefonéenme	not used	telefonéenlo, telefonéenla	telefonéennos	not used	telefonéenlos, telefonéenlas, telefonéense

telefonear

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