zapear

Galician

Etymology

From English zap + -ear.

Verb

zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado)
zapear (first-person singular present zapeio, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to zap (change TV channels repeatedly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zapear

	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	zapear
Personal	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearen
Gerund
	zapeando
Past participle
Masculine	zapeado			zapeados
Feminine	zapeada			zapeadas
Indicative
Present	zapeo	zapeas	zapea	zapeamos	zapeades	zapean
Imperfect	zapeaba	zapeabas	zapeaba	zapeabamos	zapeabades	zapeaban
Preterite	zapeei	zapeaches	zapeou	zapeamos	zapeastes	zapearon
Pluperfect	zapeara	zapearas	zapeara	zapearamos	zapearades	zapearan
Future	zapearei	zapearás	zapeará	zapearemos	zapearedes	zapearán
Conditional	zapearía	zapearías	zapearía	zapeariamos	zapeariades	zapearían
Subjunctive
Present	zapee	zapees	zapee	zapeemos	zapeedes	zapeen
Imperfect	zapease	zapeases	zapease	zapeásemos	zapeásedes	zapeasen
Future	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearen
Imperative
Affirmative		zapea	zapee	zapeemos	zapeade	zapeen
Negative (non)		non zapees	non zapee	non zapeemos	non zapeedes	non zapeen

    Reintegrated conjugation of zapear (e may become ei when stressed) (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	zapear
Personal	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearem
Gerund
	zapeando
Past participle
Masculine	zapeado			zapeados
Feminine	zapeada			zapeadas
Indicative
Present	zapeio, zapeo1	zapeias, zapeas1	zapeia, zapea1	zapeamos	zapeades, zapeais	zapeiam, zapeam1
Imperfect	zapeava	zapeavas	zapeava	zapeávamos	zapeávades, zapeáveis, zapeávais1	zapeavam
Preterite	zapeei	zapeaste, zapeache1	zapeou	zapeamos	zapeastes	zapeárom, zapearam
Pluperfect	zapeara	zapearas	zapeara	zapeáramos	zapeárades, zapeáreis, zapeárais1	zapearam
Future	zapearei	zapearás	zapeará	zapearemos	zapearedes, zapeareis	zapearám, zapearão
Conditional	zapearia	zapearias	zapearia	zapearíamos	zapearíades, zapearíeis, zapearíais1	zapeariam
Subjunctive
Present	zapeie, zapee1	zapeies, zapees1	zapeie, zapee1	zapeemos	zapeedes, zapeeis	zapeiem, zapeem1
Imperfect	zapeasse	zapeasses	zapeasse	zapeássemos	zapeássedes, zapeásseis	zapeassem
Future	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearem
Imperative
Affirmative		zapeia, zapea1	zapeie, zapee1	zapeemos	zapeade, zapeai	zapeiem, zapeem1
Negative (nom)		nom zapeies, nom zapees1	nom zapeie, nom zapee1	nom zapeemos	nom zapeedes, nom zapeeis	nom zapeiem, nom zapeem1

¹Less recommended.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• zapar

Etymology

From English zap +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(h)], /za.piˈa(ʁ)/ [za.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ʁ)/ [zaˈpja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(h)], /za.piˈa(ʁ)/ [za.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ʁ)/ [zaˈpja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ɾ)/, /za.piˈa(ɾ)/ [za.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(χ)], /za.piˈa(ʁ)/ [za.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ʁ)/ [zaˈpja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ɻ)/, /za.piˈa(ɻ)/ [za.pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /zaˈpja(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.peˈa(ʁ)/ [za.peˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐˈpjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐˈpjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zɐˈpja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: za‧pe‧ar

Verb

zapear (first-person singular present zapeio, first-person singular preterite zapeei, past participle zapeado)

1. (Brazil) to zap (change TV channels repeatedly)

   Synonym: fazer zapping

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zapear (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	zapear
Personal	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearem
Gerund
	zapeando
Past participle
Masculine	zapeado			zapeados
Feminine	zapeada			zapeadas
Indicative
Present	zapeio	zapeias	zapeia	zapeamos	zapeais	zapeiam
Imperfect	zapeava	zapeavas	zapeava	zapeávamos	zapeáveis	zapeavam
Preterite	zapeei	zapeaste	zapeou	zapeamos1, zapeámos2	zapeastes	zapearam
Pluperfect	zapeara	zapearas	zapeara	zapeáramos	zapeáreis	zapearam
Future	zapearei	zapearás	zapeará	zapearemos	zapeareis	zapearão
Conditional	zapearia	zapearias	zapearia	zapearíamos	zapearíeis	zapeariam
Subjunctive
Present	zapeie	zapeies	zapeie	zapeemos	zapeeis	zapeiem
Imperfect	zapeasse	zapeasses	zapeasse	zapeássemos	zapeásseis	zapeassem
Future	zapear	zapeares	zapear	zapearmos	zapeardes	zapearem
Imperative
Affirmative		zapeia	zapeie	zapeemos	zapeai	zapeiem
Negative (não)		não zapeies	não zapeie	não zapeemos	não zapeeis	não zapeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• zapping

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θapeˈaɾ/ [θa.peˈaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sapeˈaɾ/ [sa.peˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: za‧pe‧ar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English zap + -ear.

Verb

zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeé, past participle zapeado)

1. (Spain) to zap, channel surf, channel hop (change TV channels repeatedly)

   Synonym: hacer zapping

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zapear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			zapear
gerund			zapeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		zapeado		zapeada
		plural		zapeados		zapeadas
		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	zapeo	zapeastú zapeásvos	zapea	zapeamos	zapeáis	zapean
	imperfect	zapeaba	zapeabas	zapeaba	zapeábamos	zapeabais	zapeaban
	preterite	zapeé	zapeaste	zapeó	zapeamos	zapeasteis	zapearon
	future	zapearé	zapearás	zapeará	zapearemos	zapearéis	zapearán
	conditional	zapearía	zapearías	zapearía	zapearíamos	zapearíais	zapearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	zapee	zapeestú zapeésvos2	zapee	zapeemos	zapeéis	zapeen
	imperfect (ra)	zapeara	zapearas	zapeara	zapeáramos	zapearais	zapearan
	imperfect (se)	zapease	zapeases	zapease	zapeásemos	zapeaseis	zapeasen
	future1	zapeare	zapeares	zapeare	zapeáremos	zapeareis	zapearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		zapeatú zapeávos	zapee	zapeemos	zapead	zapeen
	negative		no zapees	no zapee	no zapeemos	no zapeéis	no zapeen

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

Derived terms

• zapeo
• zapping

Etymology 2

Verb

zapear (first-person singular present zapeo, first-person singular preterite zapeé, past participle zapeado)

1. shoo (to induce someone or something to leave)
2. scare off (to cause (something) to flee by frightening it)

Further reading

• “zapear”, 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