orear

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auridiāre, a verb based on Latin aura (“air, breeze”). Compare Asturian ouritsar, Catalan orejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾeˈaɾ/ [o.ɾeˈaɾ]

Verb

orear (first-person singular present oreo, first-person singular preterite oreé, past participle oreado)

1. (transitive) to air

Conjugation

    Conjugation of orear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			orear
gerund			oreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		oreado		oreada
		plural		oreados		oreadas
		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	oreo	oreastú oreásvos	orea	oreamos	oreáis	orean
	imperfect	oreaba	oreabas	oreaba	oreábamos	oreabais	oreaban
	preterite	oreé	oreaste	oreó	oreamos	oreasteis	orearon
	future	orearé	orearás	oreará	orearemos	orearéis	orearán
	conditional	orearía	orearías	orearía	orearíamos	orearíais	orearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	oree	oreestú oreésvos2	oree	oreemos	oreéis	oreen
	imperfect (ra)	oreara	orearas	oreara	oreáramos	orearais	orearan
	imperfect (se)	orease	oreases	orease	oreásemos	oreaseis	oreasen
	future1	oreare	oreares	oreare	oreáremos	oreareis	orearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		oreatú oreávos	oree	oreemos	oread	oreen
	negative		no orees	no oree	no oreemos	no oreéis	no oreen

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

    Selected combined forms of orear

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 orear
	dative	orearme	orearte	orearle, orearse	orearnos	orearos	orearles, orearse
	accusative	orearme	orearte	orearlo, orearla, orearse	orearnos	orearos	orearlos, orearlas, orearse
with gerund oreando
	dative	oreándome	oreándote	oreándole, oreándose	oreándonos	oreándoos	oreándoles, oreándose
	accusative	oreándome	oreándote	oreándolo, oreándola, oreándose	oreándonos	oreándoos	oreándolos, oreándolas, oreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative orea
	dative	oréame	oréate	oréale	oréanos	not used	oréales
	accusative	oréame	oréate	oréalo, oréala	oréanos	not used	oréalos, oréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative oreá
	dative	oreame	oreate	oreale	oreanos	not used	oreales
	accusative	oreame	oreate	orealo, oreala	oreanos	not used	orealos, orealas
with formal second-person singular imperative oree
	dative	oréeme	not used	oréele, oréese	oréenos	not used	oréeles
	accusative	oréeme	not used	oréelo, oréela, oréese	oréenos	not used	oréelos, oréelas
with first-person plural imperative oreemos
	dative	not used	oreémoste	oreémosle	oreémonos	oreémoos	oreémosles
	accusative	not used	oreémoste	oreémoslo, oreémosla	oreémonos	oreémoos	oreémoslos, oreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative oread
	dative	oreadme	not used	oreadle	oreadnos	oreaos	oreadles
	accusative	oreadme	not used	oreadlo, oreadla	oreadnos	oreaos	oreadlos, oreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative oreen
	dative	oréenme	not used	oréenle	oréennos	not used	oréenles, oréense
	accusative	oréenme	not used	oréenlo, oréenla	oréennos	not used	oréenlos, oréenlas, oréense

Derived terms

• oreo

Related terms

• orate
• aura

Further reading

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