putejar

Catalan

Etymology

From puta +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pu.təˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pu.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

putejar (first-person singular present putejo, first-person singular preterite putegí, past participle putejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive, vulgar) to whore (to work as a prostitute)
2. (transitive, figurative) to mistreat, to persecute

   Synonyms: maltractar, perjudicar

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to have a bad time

Conjugation

    Conjugation of putejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			putejar
gerund			putejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		putejat		putejada
		plural		putejats		putejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	putejo	puteges	puteja	putegem	putegeu	putegen
	imperfect	putejava	putejaves	putejava	putejàvem	putejàveu	putejaven
	future	putejaré	putejaràs	putejarà	putejarem	putejareu	putejaran
	preterite	putegí	putejares	putejà	putejàrem	putejàreu	putejaren
	conditional	putejaria	putejaries	putejaria	putejaríem	putejaríeu	putejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	putegi	putegis	putegi	putegem	putegeu	putegin
	imperfect	putegés	putegessis	putegés	putegéssim	putegéssiu	putegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	puteja	putegi	putegem	putegeu	putegin
	negative (no)	—	no putegis	no putegi	no putegem	no putegeu	no putegin

Derived terms

• puteig

Further reading

• “putejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.