yinalear

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yinaliar

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole ginnal (“a deceiver; a con artist”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝinaleˈaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝi.na.leˈaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝinaleˈaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝi.na.leˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃinaleˈaɾ/ [ʃi.na.leˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒinaleˈaɾ/ [ʒi.na.leˈaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: yi‧na‧le‧ar

Verb

yinalear (first-person singular present yinaleo, first-person singular preterite yinaleé, past participle yinaleado)

1. (Panama, slang) To con or steal from someone, especially in a bold, flagrant manner.
2. (Panama, slang, by extension) To engage in robbery, theft, or illicit activities.
3. (Panama, slang, by analogy of sense 2) To intimidate or threaten someone, asserting superiority or dominance.
4. (Panama, slang, by extension of sense 3) To put someone in their place or assert authority over them.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of yinalear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			yinalear
gerund			yinaleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		yinaleado		yinaleada
		plural		yinaleados		yinaleadas
		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	yinaleo	yinaleastú yinaleásvos	yinalea	yinaleamos	yinaleáis	yinalean
	imperfect	yinaleaba	yinaleabas	yinaleaba	yinaleábamos	yinaleabais	yinaleaban
	preterite	yinaleé	yinaleaste	yinaleó	yinaleamos	yinaleasteis	yinalearon
	future	yinalearé	yinalearás	yinaleará	yinalearemos	yinalearéis	yinalearán
	conditional	yinalearía	yinalearías	yinalearía	yinalearíamos	yinalearíais	yinalearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	yinalee	yinaleestú yinaleésvos2	yinalee	yinaleemos	yinaleéis	yinaleen
	imperfect (ra)	yinaleara	yinalearas	yinaleara	yinaleáramos	yinalearais	yinalearan
	imperfect (se)	yinalease	yinaleases	yinalease	yinaleásemos	yinaleaseis	yinaleasen
	future1	yinaleare	yinaleares	yinaleare	yinaleáremos	yinaleareis	yinalearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		yinaleatú yinaleávos	yinalee	yinaleemos	yinalead	yinaleen
	negative		no yinalees	no yinalee	no yinaleemos	no yinaleéis	no yinaleen

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

    Selected combined forms of yinalear

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 yinalear
	dative	yinalearme	yinalearte	yinalearle, yinalearse	yinalearnos	yinalearos	yinalearles, yinalearse
	accusative	yinalearme	yinalearte	yinalearlo, yinalearla, yinalearse	yinalearnos	yinalearos	yinalearlos, yinalearlas, yinalearse
with gerund yinaleando
	dative	yinaleándome	yinaleándote	yinaleándole, yinaleándose	yinaleándonos	yinaleándoos	yinaleándoles, yinaleándose
	accusative	yinaleándome	yinaleándote	yinaleándolo, yinaleándola, yinaleándose	yinaleándonos	yinaleándoos	yinaleándolos, yinaleándolas, yinaleándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative yinalea
	dative	yinaléame	yinaléate	yinaléale	yinaléanos	not used	yinaléales
	accusative	yinaléame	yinaléate	yinaléalo, yinaléala	yinaléanos	not used	yinaléalos, yinaléalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative yinaleá
	dative	yinaleame	yinaleate	yinaleale	yinaleanos	not used	yinaleales
	accusative	yinaleame	yinaleate	yinalealo, yinaleala	yinaleanos	not used	yinalealos, yinalealas
with formal second-person singular imperative yinalee
	dative	yinaléeme	not used	yinaléele, yinaléese	yinaléenos	not used	yinaléeles
	accusative	yinaléeme	not used	yinaléelo, yinaléela, yinaléese	yinaléenos	not used	yinaléelos, yinaléelas
with first-person plural imperative yinaleemos
	dative	not used	yinaleémoste	yinaleémosle	yinaleémonos	yinaleémoos	yinaleémosles
	accusative	not used	yinaleémoste	yinaleémoslo, yinaleémosla	yinaleémonos	yinaleémoos	yinaleémoslos, yinaleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative yinalead
	dative	yinaleadme	not used	yinaleadle	yinaleadnos	yinaleaos	yinaleadles
	accusative	yinaleadme	not used	yinaleadlo, yinaleadla	yinaleadnos	yinaleaos	yinaleadlos, yinaleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative yinaleen
	dative	yinaléenme	not used	yinaléenle	yinaléennos	not used	yinaléenles, yinaléense
	accusative	yinaléenme	not used	yinaléenlo, yinaléenla	yinaléennos	not used	yinaléenlos, yinaléenlas, yinaléense