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celar
celar
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin zēlō, zēlāre.
Verb
celar (first-person singular present celo, first-person singular preterite celé, past participle celado)
- to watch over
- to conceal
- to be jealous
Conjugation
| infinitive | celar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | celando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | celado | celada | |||||
| plural | celados | celadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | celo | celastú celásvos |
cela | celamos | celáis | celan | |
| imperfect | celaba | celabas | celaba | celábamos | celabais | celaban | |
| preterite | celé | celaste | celó | celamos | celasteis | celaron | |
| future | celaré | celarás | celará | celaremos | celaréis | celarán | |
| conditional | celaría | celarías | celaría | celaríamos | celaríais | celarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | cele | celestú celésvos1 |
cele | celemos | celéis | celen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
celara | celaras | celara | celáramos | celarais | celaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
celase | celases | celase | celásemos | celaseis | celasen | |
| future | celare | celares | celare | celáremos | celareis | celaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | celatú celávos |
cele | celemos | celad | celen | ||
| negative | no celes | no cele | no celemos | no celéis | no celen | ||
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.