chapear

Portuguese

Etymology

From chapa +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.peˈa(h)], /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.peˈa(h)], /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɾ)/, /ʃa.piˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.peˈa(χ)], /ʃa.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈpja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈpja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.peˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpjaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈpjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpja.ɾi/

Verb

chapear (first-person singular present chapeio, first-person singular preterite chapeei, past participle chapeado)

1. (transitive) to plate with metal

   Synonym: chapar

2. (transitive) to roughly coat (a wall or ceiling) with mortar, clay or cement (so as to create a decorative effect)
3. (Portugal, Trás-os-Montes) to misfire

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chapear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chapear
Personal	chapear	chapeares	chapear	chapearmos	chapeardes	chapearem
Gerund
	chapeando
Past participle
Masculine	chapeado			chapeados
Feminine	chapeada			chapeadas
Indicative
Present	chapeio	chapeias	chapeia	chapeamos	chapeais	chapeiam
Imperfect	chapeava	chapeavas	chapeava	chapeávamos	chapeáveis	chapeavam
Preterite	chapeei	chapeaste	chapeou	chapeamos1, chapeámos2	chapeastes	chapearam
Pluperfect	chapeara	chapearas	chapeara	chapeáramos	chapeáreis	chapearam
Future	chapearei	chapearás	chapeará	chapearemos	chapeareis	chapearão
Conditional	chapearia	chapearias	chapearia	chapearíamos	chapearíeis	chapeariam
Subjunctive
Present	chapeie	chapeies	chapeie	chapeemos	chapeeis	chapeiem
Imperfect	chapeasse	chapeasses	chapeasse	chapeássemos	chapeásseis	chapeassem
Future	chapear	chapeares	chapear	chapearmos	chapeardes	chapearem
Imperative
Affirmative		chapeia	chapeie	chapeemos	chapeai	chapeiem
Negative (não)		não chapeies	não chapeie	não chapeemos	não chapeeis	não chapeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “chapear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “chapear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “chapear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.peˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cha‧pe‧ar

Verb

chapear (first-person singular present chapeo, first-person singular preterite chapeé, past participle chapeado)

1. Synonym of chapar
2. to weed (remove weeds)
3. (Latin America) to thrive
4. (Belize) to chop

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chapear
gerund			chapeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chapeado		chapeada
		plural		chapeados		chapeadas
		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	chapeo	chapeastú chapeásvos	chapea	chapeamos	chapeáis	chapean
	imperfect	chapeaba	chapeabas	chapeaba	chapeábamos	chapeabais	chapeaban
	preterite	chapeé	chapeaste	chapeó	chapeamos	chapeasteis	chapearon
	future	chapearé	chapearás	chapeará	chapearemos	chapearéis	chapearán
	conditional	chapearía	chapearías	chapearía	chapearíamos	chapearíais	chapearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chapee	chapeestú chapeésvos2	chapee	chapeemos	chapeéis	chapeen
	imperfect (ra)	chapeara	chapearas	chapeara	chapeáramos	chapearais	chapearan
	imperfect (se)	chapease	chapeases	chapease	chapeásemos	chapeaseis	chapeasen
	future1	chapeare	chapeares	chapeare	chapeáremos	chapeareis	chapearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chapeatú chapeávos	chapee	chapeemos	chapead	chapeen
	negative		no chapees	no chapee	no chapeemos	no chapeéis	no chapeen

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

Related terms

• chapeadora (“mower”) (Cuba)

 

Further reading

• “chapear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10