manosear

Spanish

Etymology

From manos (“hands”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manoseˈaɾ/ [ma.no.seˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ma‧no‧se‧ar

Verb

manosear (first-person singular present manoseo, first-person singular preterite manoseé, past participle manoseado)

to fondle, paw, feel up
Synonym: toquetear
to fuss with, to meddle with (to handle something ignorantly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of manosear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			manosear
gerund			manoseando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		manoseado		manoseada
		plural		manoseados		manoseadas
		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	manoseo	manoseas^{^tú} manoseás^{^vos}	manosea	manoseamos	manoseáis	manosean
	imperfect	manoseaba	manoseabas	manoseaba	manoseábamos	manoseabais	manoseaban
	preterite	manoseé	manoseaste	manoseó	manoseamos	manoseasteis	manosearon
	future	manosearé	manosearás	manoseará	manosearemos	manosearéis	manosearán
	conditional	manosearía	manosearías	manosearía	manosearíamos	manosearíais	manosearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	manosee	manosees^{^tú} manoseés^{^vos²}	manosee	manoseemos	manoseéis	manoseen
	imperfect (ra)	manoseara	manosearas	manoseara	manoseáramos	manosearais	manosearan
	imperfect (se)	manosease	manoseases	manosease	manoseásemos	manoseaseis	manoseasen
	future¹	manoseare	manoseares	manoseare	manoseáremos	manoseareis	manosearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		manosea^{^tú} manoseá^{^vos}	manosee	manoseemos	manosead	manoseen
	negative		no manosees	no manosee	no manoseemos	no manoseéis	no manoseen

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

Selected combined forms of manosear

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 manosear	dative	manosearme	manosearte	manosearle, manosearse	manosearnos	manosearos	manosearles, manosearse
with infinitive manosear	accusative	manosearme	manosearte	manosearlo, manosearla, manosearse	manosearnos	manosearos	manosearlos, manosearlas, manosearse

with gerund manoseando	dative	manoseándome	manoseándote	manoseándole, manoseándose	manoseándonos	manoseándoos	manoseándoles, manoseándose
with gerund manoseando	accusative	manoseándome	manoseándote	manoseándolo, manoseándola, manoseándose	manoseándonos	manoseándoos	manoseándolos, manoseándolas, manoseándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative manosea	dative	manoséame	manoséate	manoséale	manoséanos	not used	manoséales
	accusative	manoséame	manoséate	manoséalo, manoséala	manoséanos	not used	manoséalos, manoséalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative manoseá	dative	manoseame	manoseate	manoseale	manoseanos	not used	manoseales
	accusative	manoseame	manoseate	manosealo, manoseala	manoseanos	not used	manosealos, manosealas

with formal second-person singular imperative manosee	dative	manoséeme	not used	manoséele, manoséese	manoséenos	not used	manoséeles
with formal second-person singular imperative manosee	accusative	manoséeme	not used	manoséelo, manoséela, manoséese	manoséenos	not used	manoséelos, manoséelas

with first-person plural imperative manoseemos	dative	not used	manoseémoste	manoseémosle	manoseémonos	manoseémoos	manoseémosles
with first-person plural imperative manoseemos	accusative	not used	manoseémoste	manoseémoslo, manoseémosla	manoseémonos	manoseémoos	manoseémoslos, manoseémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative manosead	dative	manoseadme	not used	manoseadle	manoseadnos	manoseaos	manoseadles
with informal second-person plural imperative manosead	accusative	manoseadme	not used	manoseadlo, manoseadla	manoseadnos	manoseaos	manoseadlos, manoseadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative manoseen	dative	manoséenme	not used	manoséenle	manoséennos	not used	manoséenles, manoséense
with formal second-person plural imperative manoseen	accusative	manoséenme	not used	manoséenlo, manoséenla	manoséennos	not used	manoséenlos, manoséenlas, manoséense

Derived terms

manoseo