saquear

Portuguese

Etymology

sacar + -ear

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.keˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.keˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sa.keˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sa.keˈa(ʁ)/ [sa.keˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /sa.keˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈkjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈkjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈkja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sa‧que‧ar

Verb

saquear (first-person singular present saqueio, first-person singular preterite saqueei, past participle saqueado)

1. to plunder; to sack; to loot (to take all the goods of a place by force)

   Synonym: pilhar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saquear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	saquear
Personal	saquear	saqueares	saquear	saquearmos	saqueardes	saquearem
Gerund
	saqueando
Past participle
Masculine	saqueado			saqueados
Feminine	saqueada			saqueadas
Indicative
Present	saqueio	saqueias	saqueia	saqueamos	saqueais	saqueiam
Imperfect	saqueava	saqueavas	saqueava	saqueávamos	saqueáveis	saqueavam
Preterite	saqueei	saqueaste	saqueou	saqueamos1, saqueámos2	saqueastes	saquearam
Pluperfect	saqueara	saquearas	saqueara	saqueáramos	saqueáreis	saquearam
Future	saquearei	saquearás	saqueará	saquearemos	saqueareis	saquearão
Conditional	saquearia	saquearias	saquearia	saquearíamos	saquearíeis	saqueariam
Subjunctive
Present	saqueie	saqueies	saqueie	saqueemos	saqueeis	saqueiem
Imperfect	saqueasse	saqueasses	saqueasse	saqueássemos	saqueásseis	saqueassem
Future	saquear	saqueares	saquear	saquearmos	saqueardes	saquearem
Imperative
Affirmative		saqueia	saqueie	saqueemos	saqueai	saqueiem
Negative (não)		não saqueies	não saqueie	não saqueemos	não saqueeis	não saqueiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “saquear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “saquear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish saco

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish saquear

From saco + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sakeˈaɾ/ [sa.keˈaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sa‧que‧ar

Verb

saquear (first-person singular present saqueo, first-person singular preterite saqueé, past participle saqueado)

1. to sack
2. to plunder, to pillage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			saquear
gerund			saqueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		saqueado		saqueada
		plural		saqueados		saqueadas
		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	saqueo	saqueastú saqueásvos	saquea	saqueamos	saqueáis	saquean
	imperfect	saqueaba	saqueabas	saqueaba	saqueábamos	saqueabais	saqueaban
	preterite	saqueé	saqueaste	saqueó	saqueamos	saqueasteis	saquearon
	future	saquearé	saquearás	saqueará	saquearemos	saquearéis	saquearán
	conditional	saquearía	saquearías	saquearía	saquearíamos	saquearíais	saquearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	saquee	saqueestú saqueésvos2	saquee	saqueemos	saqueéis	saqueen
	imperfect (ra)	saqueara	saquearas	saqueara	saqueáramos	saquearais	saquearan
	imperfect (se)	saquease	saqueases	saquease	saqueásemos	saqueaseis	saqueasen
	future1	saqueare	saqueares	saqueare	saqueáremos	saqueareis	saquearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		saqueatú saqueávos	saquee	saqueemos	saquead	saqueen
	negative		no saquees	no saquee	no saqueemos	no saqueéis	no saqueen

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

    Selected combined forms of saquear

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 saquear	dative	saquearme	saquearte	saquearle, saquearse	saquearnos	saquearos	saquearles, saquearse
	accusative	saquearme	saquearte	saquearlo, saquearla, saquearse	saquearnos	saquearos	saquearlos, saquearlas, saquearse
with gerund saqueando	dative	saqueándome	saqueándote	saqueándole, saqueándose	saqueándonos	saqueándoos	saqueándoles, saqueándose
	accusative	saqueándome	saqueándote	saqueándolo, saqueándola, saqueándose	saqueándonos	saqueándoos	saqueándolos, saqueándolas, saqueándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative saquea	dative	saquéame	saquéate	saquéale	saquéanos	not used	saquéales
	accusative	saquéame	saquéate	saquéalo, saquéala	saquéanos	not used	saquéalos, saquéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative saqueá	dative	saqueame	saqueate	saqueale	saqueanos	not used	saqueales
	accusative	saqueame	saqueate	saquealo, saqueala	saqueanos	not used	saquealos, saquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative saquee	dative	saquéeme	not used	saquéele, saquéese	saquéenos	not used	saquéeles
	accusative	saquéeme	not used	saquéelo, saquéela, saquéese	saquéenos	not used	saquéelos, saquéelas
with first-person plural imperative saqueemos	dative	not used	saqueémoste	saqueémosle	saqueémonos	saqueémoos	saqueémosles
	accusative	not used	saqueémoste	saqueémoslo, saqueémosla	saqueémonos	saqueémoos	saqueémoslos, saqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative saquead	dative	saqueadme	not used	saqueadle	saqueadnos	saqueaos	saqueadles
	accusative	saqueadme	not used	saqueadlo, saqueadla	saqueadnos	saqueaos	saqueadlos, saqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative saqueen	dative	saquéenme	not used	saquéenle	saquéennos	not used	saquéenles, saquéense
	accusative	saquéenme	not used	saquéenlo, saquéenla	saquéennos	not used	saquéenlos, saquéenlas, saquéense

Derived terms

• saqueador
• saqueo

Further reading

• “saquear”, 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

Anagrams

• asquear