bracear

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾaθeˈaɾ/ [bɾa.θeˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bɾaseˈaɾ/ [bɾa.seˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bra‧ce‧ar

Verb

bracear (first-person singular present braceo, first-person singular preterite braceé, past participle braceado)

1. to stroke (while swimming)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bracear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bracear
gerund			braceando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		braceado		braceada
		plural		braceados		braceadas
		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	braceo	braceastú braceásvos	bracea	braceamos	braceáis	bracean
	imperfect	braceaba	braceabas	braceaba	braceábamos	braceabais	braceaban
	preterite	braceé	braceaste	braceó	braceamos	braceasteis	bracearon
	future	bracearé	bracearás	braceará	bracearemos	bracearéis	bracearán
	conditional	bracearía	bracearías	bracearía	bracearíamos	bracearíais	bracearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bracee	braceestú braceésvos2	bracee	braceemos	braceéis	braceen
	imperfect (ra)	braceara	bracearas	braceara	braceáramos	bracearais	bracearan
	imperfect (se)	bracease	braceases	bracease	braceásemos	braceaseis	braceasen
	future1	braceare	braceares	braceare	braceáremos	braceareis	bracearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		braceatú braceávos	bracee	braceemos	bracead	braceen
	negative		no bracees	no bracee	no braceemos	no braceéis	no braceen

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

    Selected combined forms of bracear

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 bracear
	dative	bracearme	bracearte	bracearle, bracearse	bracearnos	bracearos	bracearles, bracearse
	accusative	bracearme	bracearte	bracearlo, bracearla, bracearse	bracearnos	bracearos	bracearlos, bracearlas, bracearse
with gerund braceando
	dative	braceándome	braceándote	braceándole, braceándose	braceándonos	braceándoos	braceándoles, braceándose
	accusative	braceándome	braceándote	braceándolo, braceándola, braceándose	braceándonos	braceándoos	braceándolos, braceándolas, braceándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative bracea
	dative	bracéame	bracéate	bracéale	bracéanos	not used	bracéales
	accusative	bracéame	bracéate	bracéalo, bracéala	bracéanos	not used	bracéalos, bracéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative braceá
	dative	braceame	braceate	braceale	braceanos	not used	braceales
	accusative	braceame	braceate	bracealo, braceala	braceanos	not used	bracealos, bracealas
with formal second-person singular imperative bracee
	dative	bracéeme	not used	bracéele, bracéese	bracéenos	not used	bracéeles
	accusative	bracéeme	not used	bracéelo, bracéela, bracéese	bracéenos	not used	bracéelos, bracéelas
with first-person plural imperative braceemos
	dative	not used	braceémoste	braceémosle	braceémonos	braceémoos	braceémosles
	accusative	not used	braceémoste	braceémoslo, braceémosla	braceémonos	braceémoos	braceémoslos, braceémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative bracead
	dative	braceadme	not used	braceadle	braceadnos	braceaos	braceadles
	accusative	braceadme	not used	braceadlo, braceadla	braceadnos	braceaos	braceadlos, braceadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative braceen
	dative	bracéenme	not used	bracéenle	bracéennos	not used	bracéenles, bracéense
	accusative	bracéenme	not used	bracéenlo, bracéenla	bracéennos	not used	bracéenlos, bracéenlas, bracéense

Derived terms

• braceo

 

Further reading

• “bracear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014