figurear

Spanish

Etymology

From figura +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiɡuɾeˈaɾ/ [fi.ɣ̞u.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fi‧gu‧re‧ar

Verb

figurear (first-person singular present figureo, first-person singular preterite figureé, past participle figureado)

1. (Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, intransitive) to stand out; stick out
   • 2018 June 25, “Los evangélicos frente a la crisis en Nicaragua: un llamado a ser prójimo del pueblo crucificado”, in El Nuevo Diario‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 October 2020:

     En el neopentecostalismo el liderazgo de las iglesias busca figurear en los espacios públicos y recibir favores económicos de los gobernantes de turno.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of figurear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			figurear
gerund			figureando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		figureado		figureada
		plural		figureados		figureadas
		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	figureo	figureastú figureásvos	figurea	figureamos	figureáis	figurean
	imperfect	figureaba	figureabas	figureaba	figureábamos	figureabais	figureaban
	preterite	figureé	figureaste	figureó	figureamos	figureasteis	figurearon
	future	figurearé	figurearás	figureará	figurearemos	figurearéis	figurearán
	conditional	figurearía	figurearías	figurearía	figurearíamos	figurearíais	figurearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	figuree	figureestú figureésvos2	figuree	figureemos	figureéis	figureen
	imperfect (ra)	figureara	figurearas	figureara	figureáramos	figurearais	figurearan
	imperfect (se)	figurease	figureases	figurease	figureásemos	figureaseis	figureasen
	future1	figureare	figureares	figureare	figureáremos	figureareis	figurearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		figureatú figureávos	figuree	figureemos	figuread	figureen
	negative		no figurees	no figuree	no figureemos	no figureéis	no figureen

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

    Selected combined forms of figurear

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 figurear
	dative	figurearme	figurearte	figurearle, figurearse	figurearnos	figurearos	figurearles, figurearse
	accusative	figurearme	figurearte	figurearlo, figurearla, figurearse	figurearnos	figurearos	figurearlos, figurearlas, figurearse
with gerund figureando
	dative	figureándome	figureándote	figureándole, figureándose	figureándonos	figureándoos	figureándoles, figureándose
	accusative	figureándome	figureándote	figureándolo, figureándola, figureándose	figureándonos	figureándoos	figureándolos, figureándolas, figureándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative figurea
	dative	figuréame	figuréate	figuréale	figuréanos	not used	figuréales
	accusative	figuréame	figuréate	figuréalo, figuréala	figuréanos	not used	figuréalos, figuréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative figureá
	dative	figureame	figureate	figureale	figureanos	not used	figureales
	accusative	figureame	figureate	figurealo, figureala	figureanos	not used	figurealos, figurealas
with formal second-person singular imperative figuree
	dative	figuréeme	not used	figuréele, figuréese	figuréenos	not used	figuréeles
	accusative	figuréeme	not used	figuréelo, figuréela, figuréese	figuréenos	not used	figuréelos, figuréelas
with first-person plural imperative figureemos
	dative	not used	figureémoste	figureémosle	figureémonos	figureémoos	figureémosles
	accusative	not used	figureémoste	figureémoslo, figureémosla	figureémonos	figureémoos	figureémoslos, figureémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative figuread
	dative	figureadme	not used	figureadle	figureadnos	figureaos	figureadles
	accusative	figureadme	not used	figureadlo, figureadla	figureadnos	figureaos	figureadlos, figureadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative figureen
	dative	figuréenme	not used	figuréenle	figuréennos	not used	figuréenles, figuréense
	accusative	figuréenme	not used	figuréenlo, figuréenla	figuréennos	not used	figuréenlos, figuréenlas, figuréense

Further reading

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