trepar

Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from trepant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾeˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepí, past participle trepat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to drill, bore

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trepar (first conjugation)

infinitive			trepar
gerund			trepant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		trepat		trepada
		plural		trepats		trepades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	trepo	trepes	trepa	trepem	trepeu	trepen
	imperfect	trepava	trepaves	trepava	trepàvem	trepàveu	trepaven
	future	treparé	treparàs	treparà	treparem	trepareu	treparan
	preterite	trepí	trepares	trepà	trepàrem	trepàreu	treparen
	conditional	treparia	treparies	treparia	treparíem	treparíeu	treparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	trepi	trepis	trepi	trepem	trepeu	trepin
	imperfect	trepés	trepessis	trepés	trepéssim	trepéssiu	trepessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	trepa	trepi	trepem	trepeu	trepin
	negative (no)	—	no trepis	no trepi	no trepem	no trepeu	no trepin

Related terms

• trepa
• trepadella
• trepant
• trepollar

Further reading

• “trepar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Alternative forms

• tripar

Etymology

Attested since 1810. From a Germanic language; compare English trip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpaɾ/

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepei, past participle trepado)

1. to trample, to tread

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trepar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	trepar
Personal	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparen
Gerund
	trepando
Past participle
Masculine	trepado			trepados
Feminine	trepada			trepadas
Indicative
Present	trepo	trepas	trepa	trepamos	trepades	trepan
Imperfect	trepaba	trepabas	trepaba	trepabamos	trepabades	trepaban
Preterite	trepei	trepaches	trepou	trepamos	trepastes	treparon
Pluperfect	trepara	treparas	trepara	treparamos	treparades	treparan
Future	treparei	treparás	trepará	treparemos	treparedes	treparán
Conditional	treparía	treparías	treparía	trepariamos	trepariades	treparían
Subjunctive
Present	trepe	trepes	trepe	trepemos	trepedes	trepen
Imperfect	trepase	trepases	trepase	trepásemos	trepásedes	trepasen
Future	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparen
Imperative
Affirmative		trepa	trepe	trepemos	trepade	trepen
Negative (non)		non trepes	non trepe	non trepemos	non trepedes	non trepen

    Reintegrated conjugation of trepar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	trepar
Personal	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparem
Gerund
	trepando
Past participle
Masculine	trepado			trepados
Feminine	trepada			trepadas
Indicative
Present	trepo	trepas	trepa	trepamos	trepades, trepais	trepam
Imperfect	trepava	trepavas	trepava	trepávamos	trepávades, trepáveis, trepávais1	trepavam
Preterite	trepei	trepaste, trepache1	trepou	trepamos	trepastes	trepárom, treparam
Pluperfect	trepara	treparas	trepara	trepáramos	trepárades, trepáreis, trepárais1	treparam
Future	treparei	treparás	trepará	treparemos	treparedes, trepareis	treparám, treparão
Conditional	treparia	treparias	treparia	treparíamos	treparíades, treparíeis, treparíais1	trepariam
Subjunctive
Present	trepe	trepes	trepe	trepemos	trepedes, trepeis	trepem
Imperfect	trepasse	trepasses	trepasse	trepássemos	trepássedes, trepásseis	trepassem
Future	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparem
Imperative
Affirmative		trepa	trepe	trepemos	trepade, trepai	trepem
Negative (nom)		nom trepes	nom trepe	nom trepemos	nom trepedes, nom trepeis	nom trepem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trepar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “trepar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trepar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “trepar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trepar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia trep or trip; or borrowed from Germanic, in which case the source would likely be *trappōn (“to trample”), related to French attraper (“to catch, trap”) .

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpa(ʁ)/ [tɾeˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpa(ʁ)/ [tɾeˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpa(ʁ)/ [tɾeˈpa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: tre‧par

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepei, past participle trepado)

1. to climb
2. to mount
3. to tread on
4. (slang, vulgar, Brazil) to fuck

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trepar (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	trepar
Personal	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparem
Gerund
	trepando
Past participle
Masculine	trepado			trepados
Feminine	trepada			trepadas
Indicative
Present	trepo	trepas	trepa	trepamos	trepais	trepam
Imperfect	trepava	trepavas	trepava	trepávamos	trepáveis	trepavam
Preterite	trepei	trepaste	trepou	trepamos1, trepámos2	trepastes	treparam
Pluperfect	trepara	treparas	trepara	trepáramos	trepáreis	treparam
Future	treparei	treparás	trepará	treparemos	trepareis	treparão
Conditional	treparia	treparias	treparia	treparíamos	treparíeis	trepariam
Subjunctive
Present	trepe	trepes	trepe	trepemos	trepeis	trepem
Imperfect	trepasse	trepasses	trepasse	trepássemos	trepásseis	trepassem
Future	trepar	trepares	trepar	treparmos	trepardes	treparem
Imperative
Affirmative		trepa	trepe	trepemos	trepai	trepem
Negative (não)		não trepes	não trepe	não trepemos	não trepeis	não trepem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• trepada
• trepador

Descendants

• Macanese: trepâ

Further reading

• “trepar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “trepar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “trepar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic in origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾeˈpaɾ/ [t̪ɾeˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tre‧par

Verb

trepar (first-person singular present trepo, first-person singular preterite trepé, past participle trepado)

1. to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet)
2. to climb over (when meaning climb "over", it's usually over something vertical like a wall)
3. to climb, to climb up, to scale

   Synonyms: escalar, subir

4. to creep, to climb (e.g. a plant or tree)
5. (figuratively) to climb (the social ladder)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of trepar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			trepar
gerund			trepando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		trepado		trepada
		plural		trepados		trepadas
		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	trepo	trepastú trepásvos	trepa	trepamos	trepáis	trepan
	imperfect	trepaba	trepabas	trepaba	trepábamos	trepabais	trepaban
	preterite	trepé	trepaste	trepó	trepamos	trepasteis	treparon
	future	treparé	treparás	trepará	treparemos	treparéis	treparán
	conditional	treparía	treparías	treparía	treparíamos	treparíais	treparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	trepe	trepestú trepésvos2	trepe	trepemos	trepéis	trepen
	imperfect (ra)	trepara	treparas	trepara	trepáramos	treparais	treparan
	imperfect (se)	trepase	trepases	trepase	trepásemos	trepaseis	trepasen
	future1	trepare	trepares	trepare	trepáremos	trepareis	treparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		trepatú trepávos	trepe	trepemos	trepad	trepen
	negative		no trepes	no trepe	no trepemos	no trepéis	no trepen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of trepar

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 trepar	dative	treparme	treparte	treparle, treparse	treparnos	treparos	treparles, treparse
	accusative	treparme	treparte	treparlo, treparla, treparse	treparnos	treparos	treparlos, treparlas, treparse
with gerund trepando	dative	trepándome	trepándote	trepándole, trepándose	trepándonos	trepándoos	trepándoles, trepándose
	accusative	trepándome	trepándote	trepándolo, trepándola, trepándose	trepándonos	trepándoos	trepándolos, trepándolas, trepándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative trepa	dative	trépame	trépate	trépale	trépanos	not used	trépales
	accusative	trépame	trépate	trépalo, trépala	trépanos	not used	trépalos, trépalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative trepá	dative	trepame	trepate	trepale	trepanos	not used	trepales
	accusative	trepame	trepate	trepalo, trepala	trepanos	not used	trepalos, trepalas
with formal second-person singular imperative trepe	dative	trépeme	not used	trépele, trépese	trépenos	not used	trépeles
	accusative	trépeme	not used	trépelo, trépela, trépese	trépenos	not used	trépelos, trépelas
with first-person plural imperative trepemos	dative	not used	trepémoste	trepémosle	trepémonos	trepémoos	trepémosles
	accusative	not used	trepémoste	trepémoslo, trepémosla	trepémonos	trepémoos	trepémoslos, trepémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative trepad	dative	trepadme	not used	trepadle	trepadnos	trepaos	trepadles
	accusative	trepadme	not used	trepadlo, trepadla	trepadnos	trepaos	trepadlos, trepadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative trepen	dative	trépenme	not used	trépenle	trépennos	not used	trépenles, trépense
	accusative	trépenme	not used	trépenlo, trépenla	trépennos	not used	trépenlos, trépenlas, trépense

Derived terms

• trepamonos
• trepamusgos
• trepatroncos

Related terms

• trepa
• trepador
• treparse

Further reading

• “trepar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Anagrams

• reptar