escasear

Spanish

Etymology

From escaso (“scarce”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaseˈaɾ/ [es.ka.seˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧se‧ar

Verb

escasear (first-person singular present escaseo, first-person singular preterite escaseé, past participle escaseado)

1. (intransitive) to run low, run short, dwindle
2. (intransitive) to be in short supply, be scarce, be hard to come by
3. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escasear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			escasear
gerund			escaseando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escaseado		escaseada
		plural		escaseados		escaseadas
		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	escaseo	escaseastú escaseásvos	escasea	escaseamos	escaseáis	escasean
	imperfect	escaseaba	escaseabas	escaseaba	escaseábamos	escaseabais	escaseaban
	preterite	escaseé	escaseaste	escaseó	escaseamos	escaseasteis	escasearon
	future	escasearé	escasearás	escaseará	escasearemos	escasearéis	escasearán
	conditional	escasearía	escasearías	escasearía	escasearíamos	escasearíais	escasearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escasee	escaseestú escaseésvos2	escasee	escaseemos	escaseéis	escaseen
	imperfect (ra)	escaseara	escasearas	escaseara	escaseáramos	escasearais	escasearan
	imperfect (se)	escasease	escaseases	escasease	escaseásemos	escaseaseis	escaseasen
	future1	escaseare	escaseares	escaseare	escaseáremos	escaseareis	escasearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escaseatú escaseávos	escasee	escaseemos	escasead	escaseen
	negative		no escasees	no escasee	no escaseemos	no escaseéis	no escaseen

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

    Selected combined forms of escasear

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 escasear
	dative	escasearme	escasearte	escasearle, escasearse	escasearnos	escasearos	escasearles, escasearse
	accusative	escasearme	escasearte	escasearlo, escasearla, escasearse	escasearnos	escasearos	escasearlos, escasearlas, escasearse
with gerund escaseando
	dative	escaseándome	escaseándote	escaseándole, escaseándose	escaseándonos	escaseándoos	escaseándoles, escaseándose
	accusative	escaseándome	escaseándote	escaseándolo, escaseándola, escaseándose	escaseándonos	escaseándoos	escaseándolos, escaseándolas, escaseándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative escasea
	dative	escaséame	escaséate	escaséale	escaséanos	not used	escaséales
	accusative	escaséame	escaséate	escaséalo, escaséala	escaséanos	not used	escaséalos, escaséalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative escaseá
	dative	escaseame	escaseate	escaseale	escaseanos	not used	escaseales
	accusative	escaseame	escaseate	escasealo, escaseala	escaseanos	not used	escasealos, escasealas
with formal second-person singular imperative escasee
	dative	escaséeme	not used	escaséele, escaséese	escaséenos	not used	escaséeles
	accusative	escaséeme	not used	escaséelo, escaséela, escaséese	escaséenos	not used	escaséelos, escaséelas
with first-person plural imperative escaseemos
	dative	not used	escaseémoste	escaseémosle	escaseémonos	escaseémoos	escaseémosles
	accusative	not used	escaseémoste	escaseémoslo, escaseémosla	escaseémonos	escaseémoos	escaseémoslos, escaseémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escasead
	dative	escaseadme	not used	escaseadle	escaseadnos	escaseaos	escaseadles
	accusative	escaseadme	not used	escaseadlo, escaseadla	escaseadnos	escaseaos	escaseadlos, escaseadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escaseen
	dative	escaséenme	not used	escaséenle	escaséennos	not used	escaséenles, escaséense
	accusative	escaséenme	not used	escaséenlo, escaséenla	escaséennos	not used	escaséenlos, escaséenlas, escaséense

Related terms

• escasez
• escaso

 

Further reading

• “escasear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16