vosear

Portuguese

Etymology

From vós (“you”, pronoun) +‎ -ear.

Verb

vosear (first-person singular present voseio, first-person singular preterite voseei, past participle voseado)

  1. to address someone with the polite vós pronoun
  2. inflection of vosear:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation
    Conjugation of vosear (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 vosear
Personal vosear voseares vosear vosearmos voseardes vosearem
Gerund
voseando
Past participle
Masculine voseado voseados
Feminine voseada voseadas
Indicative
Present voseio voseias voseia voseamos voseais voseiam
Imperfect voseava voseavas voseava voseávamos voseáveis voseavam
Preterite voseei voseaste voseou voseamos1, voseámos2 voseastes vosearam
Pluperfect voseara vosearas voseara voseáramos voseáreis vosearam
Future vosearei vosearás voseará vosearemos voseareis vosearão
Conditional
vosearia vosearias vosearia vosearíamos vosearíeis voseariam
Subjunctive
Present voseie voseies voseie voseemos voseeis voseiem
Imperfect voseasse voseasses voseasse voseássemos voseásseis voseassem
Future vosear voseares vosear vosearmos voseardes vosearem
Imperative
Affirmative voseia voseie voseemos voseai voseiem
Negative (não) não voseies não voseie não voseemos não voseeis não voseiem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

From vos +‎ -ear. Compare French vouvoyer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boseˈaɾ/ [bo.seˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: vo‧se‧ar

Verb

vosear (first-person singular present voseo, first-person singular preterite voseé, past participle voseado)

  1. to address someone with vos
    Es común vosear en Argentina. ― It is common to use vos in Argentina.
    Coordinate term: tutear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of vosear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive vosear
gerund voseando
past participle masculine feminine
singular voseado voseada
plural voseados voseadas
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 voseo voseastú
voseásvos		 vosea voseamos voseáis vosean
imperfect voseaba voseabas voseaba voseábamos voseabais voseaban
preterite voseé voseaste voseó voseamos voseasteis vosearon
future vosearé vosearás voseará vosearemos vosearéis vosearán
conditional vosearía vosearías vosearía vosearíamos vosearíais vosearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present vosee voseestú
voseésvos2		 vosee voseemos voseéis voseen
imperfect
(ra)		 voseara vosearas voseara voseáramos vosearais vosearan
imperfect
(se)		 vosease voseases vosease voseásemos voseaseis voseasen
future1 voseare voseares voseare voseáremos voseareis vosearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative voseatú
voseávos		 vosee voseemos vosead voseen
negative no vosees no vosee no voseemos no voseéis no voseen

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

    Selected combined forms of vosear

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 vosear
dative vosearme vosearte vosearle, vosearse vosearnos vosearos vosearles, vosearse
accusative vosearme vosearte vosearlo, vosearla, vosearse vosearnos vosearos vosearlos, vosearlas, vosearse
with gerund voseando
dative voseándome voseándote voseándole, voseándose voseándonos voseándoos voseándoles, voseándose
accusative voseándome voseándote voseándolo, voseándola, voseándose voseándonos voseándoos voseándolos, voseándolas, voseándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative vosea
dative voséame voséate voséale voséanos not used voséales
accusative voséame voséate voséalo, voséala voséanos not used voséalos, voséalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative voseá
dative voseame voseate voseale voseanos not used voseales
accusative voseame voseate vosealo, voseala voseanos not used vosealos, vosealas
with formal second-person singular imperative vosee
dative voséeme not used voséele, voséese voséenos not used voséeles
accusative voséeme not used voséelo, voséela, voséese voséenos not used voséelos, voséelas
with first-person plural imperative voseemos
dative not used voseémoste voseémosle voseémonos voseémoos voseémosles
accusative not used voseémoste voseémoslo, voseémosla voseémonos voseémoos voseémoslos, voseémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative vosead
dative voseadme not used voseadle voseadnos voseaos voseadles
accusative voseadme not used voseadlo, voseadla voseadnos voseaos voseadlos, voseadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative voseen
dative voséenme not used voséenle voséennos not used voséenles, voséense
accusative voséenme not used voséenlo, voséenla voséennos not used voséenlos, voséenlas, voséense

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