guapear

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin vappa

Picard vape, wape, gapebor.?

Spanish guapo

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish guapear

From guapo + -ear.

Verb

guapear (first-person singular present guapeo, first-person singular preterite guapeé, past participle guapeado)

1. to become prettier
2. to suck up courage
3. to dress well

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guapear
gerund			guapeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guapeado		guapeada
		plural		guapeados		guapeadas
		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	guapeo	guapeastú guapeásvos	guapea	guapeamos	guapeáis	guapean
	imperfect	guapeaba	guapeabas	guapeaba	guapeábamos	guapeabais	guapeaban
	preterite	guapeé	guapeaste	guapeó	guapeamos	guapeasteis	guapearon
	future	guapearé	guapearás	guapeará	guapearemos	guapearéis	guapearán
	conditional	guapearía	guapearías	guapearía	guapearíamos	guapearíais	guapearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guapee	guapeestú guapeésvos2	guapee	guapeemos	guapeéis	guapeen
	imperfect (ra)	guapeara	guapearas	guapeara	guapeáramos	guapearais	guapearan
	imperfect (se)	guapease	guapeases	guapease	guapeásemos	guapeaseis	guapeasen
	future1	guapeare	guapeares	guapeare	guapeáremos	guapeareis	guapearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guapeatú guapeávos	guapee	guapeemos	guapead	guapeen
	negative		no guapees	no guapee	no guapeemos	no guapeéis	no guapeen

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

    Selected combined forms of guapear

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 guapear	dative	guapearme	guapearte	guapearle, guapearse	guapearnos	guapearos	guapearles, guapearse
	accusative	guapearme	guapearte	guapearlo, guapearla, guapearse	guapearnos	guapearos	guapearlos, guapearlas, guapearse
with gerund guapeando	dative	guapeándome	guapeándote	guapeándole, guapeándose	guapeándonos	guapeándoos	guapeándoles, guapeándose
	accusative	guapeándome	guapeándote	guapeándolo, guapeándola, guapeándose	guapeándonos	guapeándoos	guapeándolos, guapeándolas, guapeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative guapea	dative	guapéame	guapéate	guapéale	guapéanos	not used	guapéales
	accusative	guapéame	guapéate	guapéalo, guapéala	guapéanos	not used	guapéalos, guapéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative guapeá	dative	guapeame	guapeate	guapeale	guapeanos	not used	guapeales
	accusative	guapeame	guapeate	guapealo, guapeala	guapeanos	not used	guapealos, guapealas
with formal second-person singular imperative guapee	dative	guapéeme	not used	guapéele, guapéese	guapéenos	not used	guapéeles
	accusative	guapéeme	not used	guapéelo, guapéela, guapéese	guapéenos	not used	guapéelos, guapéelas
with first-person plural imperative guapeemos	dative	not used	guapeémoste	guapeémosle	guapeémonos	guapeémoos	guapeémosles
	accusative	not used	guapeémoste	guapeémoslo, guapeémosla	guapeémonos	guapeémoos	guapeémoslos, guapeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guapead	dative	guapeadme	not used	guapeadle	guapeadnos	guapeaos	guapeadles
	accusative	guapeadme	not used	guapeadlo, guapeadla	guapeadnos	guapeaos	guapeadlos, guapeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guapeen	dative	guapéenme	not used	guapéenle	guapéennos	not used	guapéenles, guapéense
	accusative	guapéenme	not used	guapéenlo, guapéenla	guapéennos	not used	guapéenlos, guapéenlas, guapéense

Further reading

• “guapear”, 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