chorear

Spanish

Etymology

From choro +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɾeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃo.ɾeˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cho‧re‧ar

Verb

chorear (first-person singular present choreo, first-person singular preterite choreé, past participle choreado)

(colloquial, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian criminal slang, vulgar in Bolivia, uncommon in Uruguay) to steal
Synonym: robar
(Chile) to bug, to piss off
(Mexico) to tell exaggerated tales

Conjugation

Conjugation of chorear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			chorear
gerund			choreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		choreado		choreada
		plural		choreados		choreadas
		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	choreo	choreas^{^tú} choreás^{^vos}	chorea	choreamos	choreáis	chorean
	imperfect	choreaba	choreabas	choreaba	choreábamos	choreabais	choreaban
	preterite	choreé	choreaste	choreó	choreamos	choreasteis	chorearon
	future	chorearé	chorearás	choreará	chorearemos	chorearéis	chorearán
	conditional	chorearía	chorearías	chorearía	chorearíamos	chorearíais	chorearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	choree	chorees^{^tú} choreés^{^vos²}	choree	choreemos	choreéis	choreen
	imperfect (ra)	choreara	chorearas	choreara	choreáramos	chorearais	chorearan
	imperfect (se)	chorease	choreases	chorease	choreásemos	choreaseis	choreasen
	future¹	choreare	choreares	choreare	choreáremos	choreareis	chorearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chorea^{^tú} choreá^{^vos}	choree	choreemos	choread	choreen
	negative		no chorees	no choree	no choreemos	no choreéis	no choreen

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

Selected combined forms of chorear

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 chorear	dative	chorearme	chorearte	chorearle, chorearse	chorearnos	chorearos	chorearles, chorearse
with infinitive chorear	accusative	chorearme	chorearte	chorearlo, chorearla, chorearse	chorearnos	chorearos	chorearlos, chorearlas, chorearse

with gerund choreando	dative	choreándome	choreándote	choreándole, choreándose	choreándonos	choreándoos	choreándoles, choreándose
with gerund choreando	accusative	choreándome	choreándote	choreándolo, choreándola, choreándose	choreándonos	choreándoos	choreándolos, choreándolas, choreándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chorea	dative	choréame	choréate	choréale	choréanos	not used	choréales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chorea	accusative	choréame	choréate	choréalo, choréala	choréanos	not used	choréalos, choréalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative choreá	dative	choreame	choreate	choreale	choreanos	not used	choreales
	accusative	choreame	choreate	chorealo, choreala	choreanos	not used	chorealos, chorealas

with formal second-person singular imperative choree	dative	choréeme	not used	choréele, choréese	choréenos	not used	choréeles
with formal second-person singular imperative choree	accusative	choréeme	not used	choréelo, choréela, choréese	choréenos	not used	choréelos, choréelas

with first-person plural imperative choreemos	dative	not used	choreémoste	choreémosle	choreémonos	choreémoos	choreémosles
with first-person plural imperative choreemos	accusative	not used	choreémoste	choreémoslo, choreémosla	choreémonos	choreémoos	choreémoslos, choreémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative choread	dative	choreadme	not used	choreadle	choreadnos	choreaos	choreadles
with informal second-person plural imperative choread	accusative	choreadme	not used	choreadlo, choreadla	choreadnos	choreaos	choreadlos, choreadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative choreen	dative	choréenme	not used	choréenle	choréennos	not used	choréenles, choréense
with formal second-person plural imperative choreen	accusative	choréenme	not used	choréenlo, choréenla	choréennos	not used	choréenlos, choréenlas, choréense

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