chutar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• shootar (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti?

Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.?

Proto-Germanic *skeutaną

Proto-West Germanic *skeutan

Old English sċēotan

Middle English schoten

English shootbor.

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese chutar

From English shoot + Portuguese -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: chu‧tar

Verb

chutar (first-person singular present chuto, first-person singular preterite chutei, past participle chutado)

1. (sports) to kick (a ball)
2. (reflexive, slang, Portugal) to inject (a drug) intravenously, to shoot up
3. (Brazil) to kick (to strike with or raise the foot or leg)

   Synonyms: dar um pontapé, (uncommon) pontapear

4. (Brazil) to take a guess

   Synonym: adivinhar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chutar (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	chutar
Personal	chutar	chutares	chutar	chutarmos	chutardes	chutarem
Gerund
	chutando
Past participle
Masculine	chutado			chutados
Feminine	chutada			chutadas
Indicative
Present	chuto	chutas	chuta	chutamos	chutais	chutam
Imperfect	chutava	chutavas	chutava	chutávamos	chutáveis	chutavam
Preterite	chutei	chutaste	chutou	chutamos1, chutámos2	chutastes	chutaram
Pluperfect	chutara	chutaras	chutara	chutáramos	chutáreis	chutaram
Future	chutarei	chutarás	chutará	chutaremos	chutareis	chutarão
Conditional	chutaria	chutarias	chutaria	chutaríamos	chutaríeis	chutariam
Subjunctive
Present	chute	chutes	chute	chutemos	chuteis	chutem
Imperfect	chutasse	chutasses	chutasse	chutássemos	chutásseis	chutassem
Future	chutar	chutares	chutar	chutarmos	chutardes	chutarem
Imperative
Affirmative		chuta	chute	chutemos	chutai	chutem
Negative (não)		não chutes	não chute	não chutemos	não chuteis	não chutem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• chutado
• chutador
• chutar alto
• chutar o balde
• chuteira

Related terms

• chute
• chuto

Further reading

• “chutar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “chutar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “chutar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “chutar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti?

Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.?

Proto-Germanic *skeutaną

Proto-West Germanic *skeutan

Old English sċēotan

Middle English schoten

English shootbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish chutar

Borrowed from English shoot +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈtaɾ/ [t͡ʃuˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧tar

Verb

chutar (first-person singular present chuto, first-person singular preterite chuté, past participle chutado)

1. (soccer) to kick the ball with force

   Synonym: disparar

2. (Spain, slang, chiefly reflexive) to inject a drug intravenously; to shoot up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chutar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chutar
gerund			chutando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chutado		chutada
		plural		chutados		chutadas
		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	chuto	chutastú chutásvos	chuta	chutamos	chutáis	chutan
	imperfect	chutaba	chutabas	chutaba	chutábamos	chutabais	chutaban
	preterite	chuté	chutaste	chutó	chutamos	chutasteis	chutaron
	future	chutaré	chutarás	chutará	chutaremos	chutaréis	chutarán
	conditional	chutaría	chutarías	chutaría	chutaríamos	chutaríais	chutarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chute	chutestú chutésvos2	chute	chutemos	chutéis	chuten
	imperfect (ra)	chutara	chutaras	chutara	chutáramos	chutarais	chutaran
	imperfect (se)	chutase	chutases	chutase	chutásemos	chutaseis	chutasen
	future1	chutare	chutares	chutare	chutáremos	chutareis	chutaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chutatú chutávos	chute	chutemos	chutad	chuten
	negative		no chutes	no chute	no chutemos	no chutéis	no chuten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chutar

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 chutar	dative	chutarme	chutarte	chutarle, chutarse	chutarnos	chutaros	chutarles, chutarse
	accusative	chutarme	chutarte	chutarlo, chutarla, chutarse	chutarnos	chutaros	chutarlos, chutarlas, chutarse
with gerund chutando	dative	chutándome	chutándote	chutándole, chutándose	chutándonos	chutándoos	chutándoles, chutándose
	accusative	chutándome	chutándote	chutándolo, chutándola, chutándose	chutándonos	chutándoos	chutándolos, chutándolas, chutándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chuta	dative	chútame	chútate	chútale	chútanos	not used	chútales
	accusative	chútame	chútate	chútalo, chútala	chútanos	not used	chútalos, chútalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative chutá	dative	chutame	chutate	chutale	chutanos	not used	chutales
	accusative	chutame	chutate	chutalo, chutala	chutanos	not used	chutalos, chutalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chute	dative	chúteme	not used	chútele, chútese	chútenos	not used	chúteles
	accusative	chúteme	not used	chútelo, chútela, chútese	chútenos	not used	chútelos, chútelas
with first-person plural imperative chutemos	dative	not used	chutémoste	chutémosle	chutémonos	chutémoos	chutémosles
	accusative	not used	chutémoste	chutémoslo, chutémosla	chutémonos	chutémoos	chutémoslos, chutémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chutad	dative	chutadme	not used	chutadle	chutadnos	chutaos	chutadles
	accusative	chutadme	not used	chutadlo, chutadla	chutadnos	chutaos	chutadlos, chutadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chuten	dative	chútenme	not used	chútenle	chútennos	not used	chútenles, chútense
	accusative	chútenme	not used	chútenlo, chútenla	chútennos	not used	chútenlos, chútenlas, chútense

Derived terms

• ir que chuta

Related terms

• chut
• chutador
• chute
• chuteador

Further reading

• “chutar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “chutar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA