guayabear

Spanish

Etymology

From guayaba (“guava”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaʝabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʝa.β̞eˈaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʝabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʝa.β̞eˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwaʃabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʃa.β̞eˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʒabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʒa.β̞eˈaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: gua‧ya‧be‧ar

Verb

guayabear (first-person singular present guayabeo, first-person singular preterite guayabeé, past participle guayabeado)

1. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial, El Salvador) to learn (something)

   Synonyms: aprender, comprender

   Tenés que guayabearte cómo se arregla el motor.

   You have to learn how to fix the engine.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of guayabear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			guayabear
gerund			guayabeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		guayabeado		guayabeada
		plural		guayabeados		guayabeadas
		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	guayabeo	guayabeastú guayabeásvos	guayabea	guayabeamos	guayabeáis	guayabean
	imperfect	guayabeaba	guayabeabas	guayabeaba	guayabeábamos	guayabeabais	guayabeaban
	preterite	guayabeé	guayabeaste	guayabeó	guayabeamos	guayabeasteis	guayabearon
	future	guayabearé	guayabearás	guayabeará	guayabearemos	guayabearéis	guayabearán
	conditional	guayabearía	guayabearías	guayabearía	guayabearíamos	guayabearíais	guayabearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	guayabee	guayabeestú guayabeésvos2	guayabee	guayabeemos	guayabeéis	guayabeen
	imperfect (ra)	guayabeara	guayabearas	guayabeara	guayabeáramos	guayabearais	guayabearan
	imperfect (se)	guayabease	guayabeases	guayabease	guayabeásemos	guayabeaseis	guayabeasen
	future1	guayabeare	guayabeares	guayabeare	guayabeáremos	guayabeareis	guayabearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		guayabeatú guayabeávos	guayabee	guayabeemos	guayabead	guayabeen
	negative		no guayabees	no guayabee	no guayabeemos	no guayabeéis	no guayabeen

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

    Selected combined forms of guayabear

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 guayabear
	dative	guayabearme	guayabearte	guayabearle, guayabearse	guayabearnos	guayabearos	guayabearles, guayabearse
	accusative	guayabearme	guayabearte	guayabearlo, guayabearla, guayabearse	guayabearnos	guayabearos	guayabearlos, guayabearlas, guayabearse
with gerund guayabeando
	dative	guayabeándome	guayabeándote	guayabeándole, guayabeándose	guayabeándonos	guayabeándoos	guayabeándoles, guayabeándose
	accusative	guayabeándome	guayabeándote	guayabeándolo, guayabeándola, guayabeándose	guayabeándonos	guayabeándoos	guayabeándolos, guayabeándolas, guayabeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative guayabea
	dative	guayabéame	guayabéate	guayabéale	guayabéanos	not used	guayabéales
	accusative	guayabéame	guayabéate	guayabéalo, guayabéala	guayabéanos	not used	guayabéalos, guayabéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative guayabeá
	dative	guayabeame	guayabeate	guayabeale	guayabeanos	not used	guayabeales
	accusative	guayabeame	guayabeate	guayabealo, guayabeala	guayabeanos	not used	guayabealos, guayabealas
with formal second-person singular imperative guayabee
	dative	guayabéeme	not used	guayabéele, guayabéese	guayabéenos	not used	guayabéeles
	accusative	guayabéeme	not used	guayabéelo, guayabéela, guayabéese	guayabéenos	not used	guayabéelos, guayabéelas
with first-person plural imperative guayabeemos
	dative	not used	guayabeémoste	guayabeémosle	guayabeémonos	guayabeémoos	guayabeémosles
	accusative	not used	guayabeémoste	guayabeémoslo, guayabeémosla	guayabeémonos	guayabeémoos	guayabeémoslos, guayabeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative guayabead
	dative	guayabeadme	not used	guayabeadle	guayabeadnos	guayabeaos	guayabeadles
	accusative	guayabeadme	not used	guayabeadlo, guayabeadla	guayabeadnos	guayabeaos	guayabeadlos, guayabeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative guayabeen
	dative	guayabéenme	not used	guayabéenle	guayabéennos	not used	guayabéenles, guayabéense
	accusative	guayabéenme	not used	guayabéenlo, guayabéenla	guayabéennos	not used	guayabéenlos, guayabéenlas, guayabéense

Further reading

• “guayabear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014