gotear

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish gota

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish gotear

From gota + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoteˈaɾ/ [ɡo.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: go‧te‧ar

Verb

gotear (first-person singular present goteo, first-person singular preterite goteé, past participle goteado)

1. to drip

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gotear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			gotear
gerund			goteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		goteado		goteada
		plural		goteados		goteadas
		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	goteo	goteastú goteásvos	gotea	goteamos	goteáis	gotean
	imperfect	goteaba	goteabas	goteaba	goteábamos	goteabais	goteaban
	preterite	goteé	goteaste	goteó	goteamos	goteasteis	gotearon
	future	gotearé	gotearás	goteará	gotearemos	gotearéis	gotearán
	conditional	gotearía	gotearías	gotearía	gotearíamos	gotearíais	gotearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	gotee	goteestú goteésvos2	gotee	goteemos	goteéis	goteen
	imperfect (ra)	goteara	gotearas	goteara	goteáramos	gotearais	gotearan
	imperfect (se)	gotease	goteases	gotease	goteásemos	goteaseis	goteasen
	future1	goteare	goteares	goteare	goteáremos	goteareis	gotearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		goteatú goteávos	gotee	goteemos	gotead	goteen
	negative		no gotees	no gotee	no goteemos	no goteéis	no goteen

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

    Selected combined forms of gotear

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 gotear	dative	gotearme	gotearte	gotearle, gotearse	gotearnos	gotearos	gotearles, gotearse
	accusative	gotearme	gotearte	gotearlo, gotearla, gotearse	gotearnos	gotearos	gotearlos, gotearlas, gotearse
with gerund goteando	dative	goteándome	goteándote	goteándole, goteándose	goteándonos	goteándoos	goteándoles, goteándose
	accusative	goteándome	goteándote	goteándolo, goteándola, goteándose	goteándonos	goteándoos	goteándolos, goteándolas, goteándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative gotea	dative	gotéame	gotéate	gotéale	gotéanos	not used	gotéales
	accusative	gotéame	gotéate	gotéalo, gotéala	gotéanos	not used	gotéalos, gotéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative goteá	dative	goteame	goteate	goteale	goteanos	not used	goteales
	accusative	goteame	goteate	gotealo, goteala	goteanos	not used	gotealos, gotealas
with formal second-person singular imperative gotee	dative	gotéeme	not used	gotéele, gotéese	gotéenos	not used	gotéeles
	accusative	gotéeme	not used	gotéelo, gotéela, gotéese	gotéenos	not used	gotéelos, gotéelas
with first-person plural imperative goteemos	dative	not used	goteémoste	goteémosle	goteémonos	goteémoos	goteémosles
	accusative	not used	goteémoste	goteémoslo, goteémosla	goteémonos	goteémoos	goteémoslos, goteémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative gotead	dative	goteadme	not used	goteadle	goteadnos	goteaos	goteadles
	accusative	goteadme	not used	goteadlo, goteadla	goteadnos	goteaos	goteadlos, goteadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative goteen	dative	gotéenme	not used	gotéenle	gotéennos	not used	gotéenles, gotéense
	accusative	gotéenme	not used	gotéenlo, gotéenla	gotéennos	not used	gotéenlos, gotéenlas, gotéense

Related terms

• gota f

Further reading

• “gotear”, 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