chainear

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English shine + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaineˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃai̯.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chai‧ne‧ar

Verb

chainear (first-person singular present chaineo, first-person singular preterite chaineé, past participle chaineado)

1. (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Northern Mexico) to polish (shoes)

   Synonym: lustrar

2. (transitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Northern Mexico) to clean (something)

   Synonym: limpiar

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama) to tidy, neaten, or organize oneself, especially in order to be well-dressed

   Synonym: arreglarse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chainear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chainear
gerund			chaineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chaineado		chaineada
		plural		chaineados		chaineadas
		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	chaineo	chaineastú chaineásvos	chainea	chaineamos	chaineáis	chainean
	imperfect	chaineaba	chaineabas	chaineaba	chaineábamos	chaineabais	chaineaban
	preterite	chaineé	chaineaste	chaineó	chaineamos	chaineasteis	chainearon
	future	chainearé	chainearás	chaineará	chainearemos	chainearéis	chainearán
	conditional	chainearía	chainearías	chainearía	chainearíamos	chainearíais	chainearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chainee	chaineestú chaineésvos2	chainee	chaineemos	chaineéis	chaineen
	imperfect (ra)	chaineara	chainearas	chaineara	chaineáramos	chainearais	chainearan
	imperfect (se)	chainease	chaineases	chainease	chaineásemos	chaineaseis	chaineasen
	future1	chaineare	chaineares	chaineare	chaineáremos	chaineareis	chainearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chaineatú chaineávos	chainee	chaineemos	chainead	chaineen
	negative		no chainees	no chainee	no chaineemos	no chaineéis	no chaineen

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

    Selected combined forms of chainear

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 chainear
	dative	chainearme	chainearte	chainearle, chainearse	chainearnos	chainearos	chainearles, chainearse
	accusative	chainearme	chainearte	chainearlo, chainearla, chainearse	chainearnos	chainearos	chainearlos, chainearlas, chainearse
with gerund chaineando
	dative	chaineándome	chaineándote	chaineándole, chaineándose	chaineándonos	chaineándoos	chaineándoles, chaineándose
	accusative	chaineándome	chaineándote	chaineándolo, chaineándola, chaineándose	chaineándonos	chaineándoos	chaineándolos, chaineándolas, chaineándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chainea
	dative	chainéame	chainéate	chainéale	chainéanos	not used	chainéales
	accusative	chainéame	chainéate	chainéalo, chainéala	chainéanos	not used	chainéalos, chainéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chaineá
	dative	chaineame	chaineate	chaineale	chaineanos	not used	chaineales
	accusative	chaineame	chaineate	chainealo, chaineala	chaineanos	not used	chainealos, chainealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chainee
	dative	chainéeme	not used	chainéele, chainéese	chainéenos	not used	chainéeles
	accusative	chainéeme	not used	chainéelo, chainéela, chainéese	chainéenos	not used	chainéelos, chainéelas
with first-person plural imperative chaineemos
	dative	not used	chaineémoste	chaineémosle	chaineémonos	chaineémoos	chaineémosles
	accusative	not used	chaineémoste	chaineémoslo, chaineémosla	chaineémonos	chaineémoos	chaineémoslos, chaineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chainead
	dative	chaineadme	not used	chaineadle	chaineadnos	chaineaos	chaineadles
	accusative	chaineadme	not used	chaineadlo, chaineadla	chaineadnos	chaineaos	chaineadlos, chaineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chaineen
	dative	chainéenme	not used	chainéenle	chainéennos	not used	chainéenles, chainéense
	accusative	chainéenme	not used	chainéenlo, chainéenla	chainéennos	not used	chainéenlos, chainéenlas, chainéense

Further reading

• “chainear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.