chatear

Portuguese

Etymology

From chato (“annoying”, “boring”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈt͡ʃja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈt͡ʃja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃa.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃa.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃa.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃa.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [ʃaˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃa.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃaˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈtjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈtjaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈtjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈtja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cha‧te‧ar

Verb

chatear (first-person singular present chateio, first-person singular preterite chateei, past participle chateado)

1. to peeve; synonyms: to upset, pester, annoy, bore

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chatear (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	chatear
Personal	chatear	chateares	chatear	chatearmos	chateardes	chatearem
Gerund
	chateando
Past participle
Masculine	chateado			chateados
Feminine	chateada			chateadas
Indicative
Present	chateio	chateias	chateia	chateamos	chateais	chateiam
Imperfect	chateava	chateavas	chateava	chateávamos	chateáveis	chateavam
Preterite	chateei	chateaste	chateou	chateamos1, chateámos2	chateastes	chatearam
Pluperfect	chateara	chatearas	chateara	chateáramos	chateáreis	chatearam
Future	chatearei	chatearás	chateará	chatearemos	chateareis	chatearão
Conditional	chatearia	chatearias	chatearia	chatearíamos	chatearíeis	chateariam
Subjunctive
Present	chateie	chateies	chateie	chateemos	chateeis	chateiem
Imperfect	chateasse	chateasses	chateasse	chateássemos	chateásseis	chateassem
Future	chatear	chateares	chatear	chatearmos	chateardes	chatearem
Imperative
Affirmative		chateia	chateie	chateemos	chateai	chateiem
Negative (não)		não chateies	não chateie	não chateemos	não chateeis	não chateiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From English chat +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃateˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.t̪eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cha‧te‧ar

Verb

chatear (first-person singular present chateo, first-person singular preterite chateé, past participle chateado)

1. (intransitive) to chat on the Internet
2. (Honduras, intransitive) to chat

   Synonyms: charlar, platicar, conversar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chatear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chatear
gerund			chateando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chateado		chateada
		plural		chateados		chateadas
		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	chateo	chateastú chateásvos	chatea	chateamos	chateáis	chatean
	imperfect	chateaba	chateabas	chateaba	chateábamos	chateabais	chateaban
	preterite	chateé	chateaste	chateó	chateamos	chateasteis	chatearon
	future	chatearé	chatearás	chateará	chatearemos	chatearéis	chatearán
	conditional	chatearía	chatearías	chatearía	chatearíamos	chatearíais	chatearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chatee	chateestú chateésvos2	chatee	chateemos	chateéis	chateen
	imperfect (ra)	chateara	chatearas	chateara	chateáramos	chatearais	chatearan
	imperfect (se)	chatease	chateases	chatease	chateásemos	chateaseis	chateasen
	future1	chateare	chateares	chateare	chateáremos	chateareis	chatearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chateatú chateávos	chatee	chateemos	chatead	chateen
	negative		no chatees	no chatee	no chateemos	no chateéis	no chateen

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

    Selected combined forms of chatear

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 chatear
	dative	chatearme	chatearte	chatearle, chatearse	chatearnos	chatearos	chatearles, chatearse
	accusative	chatearme	chatearte	chatearlo, chatearla, chatearse	chatearnos	chatearos	chatearlos, chatearlas, chatearse
with gerund chateando
	dative	chateándome	chateándote	chateándole, chateándose	chateándonos	chateándoos	chateándoles, chateándose
	accusative	chateándome	chateándote	chateándolo, chateándola, chateándose	chateándonos	chateándoos	chateándolos, chateándolas, chateándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chatea
	dative	chatéame	chatéate	chatéale	chatéanos	not used	chatéales
	accusative	chatéame	chatéate	chatéalo, chatéala	chatéanos	not used	chatéalos, chatéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chateá
	dative	chateame	chateate	chateale	chateanos	not used	chateales
	accusative	chateame	chateate	chatealo, chateala	chateanos	not used	chatealos, chatealas
with formal second-person singular imperative chatee
	dative	chatéeme	not used	chatéele, chatéese	chatéenos	not used	chatéeles
	accusative	chatéeme	not used	chatéelo, chatéela, chatéese	chatéenos	not used	chatéelos, chatéelas
with first-person plural imperative chateemos
	dative	not used	chateémoste	chateémosle	chateémonos	chateémoos	chateémosles
	accusative	not used	chateémoste	chateémoslo, chateémosla	chateémonos	chateémoos	chateémoslos, chateémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chatead
	dative	chateadme	not used	chateadle	chateadnos	chateaos	chateadles
	accusative	chateadme	not used	chateadlo, chateadla	chateadnos	chateaos	chateadlos, chateadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative chateen
	dative	chatéenme	not used	chatéenle	chatéennos	not used	chatéenles, chatéense
	accusative	chatéenme	not used	chatéenlo, chatéenla	chatéennos	not used	chatéenlos, chatéenlas, chatéense

Derived terms

• chateo

 

Further reading

• “chatear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28