aguijonear

Spanish

Etymology

From aguijón (“sting; spur”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡixoneˈaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞i.xo.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gui‧jo‧ne‧ar

Verb

aguijonear (first-person singular present aguijoneo, first-person singular preterite aguijoneé, past participle aguijoneado)

1. (transitive, of animals) to sting

   Synonym: aguijar

2. (transitive) to urge, spur on (press, push, drive)

   Synonyms: aguijar, apresurar, empujar, impulsar, jalear, presionar, urgir

Conjugation

infinitive			aguijonear
gerund			aguijoneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aguijoneado		aguijoneada
		plural		aguijoneados		aguijoneadas
		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	aguijoneo	aguijoneastú aguijoneásvos	aguijonea	aguijoneamos	aguijoneáis	aguijonean
	imperfect	aguijoneaba	aguijoneabas	aguijoneaba	aguijoneábamos	aguijoneabais	aguijoneaban
	preterite	aguijoneé	aguijoneaste	aguijoneó	aguijoneamos	aguijoneasteis	aguijonearon
	future	aguijonearé	aguijonearás	aguijoneará	aguijonearemos	aguijonearéis	aguijonearán
	conditional	aguijonearía	aguijonearías	aguijonearía	aguijonearíamos	aguijonearíais	aguijonearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aguijonee	aguijoneestú aguijoneésvos2	aguijonee	aguijoneemos	aguijoneéis	aguijoneen
	imperfect (ra)	aguijoneara	aguijonearas	aguijoneara	aguijoneáramos	aguijonearais	aguijonearan
	imperfect (se)	aguijonease	aguijoneases	aguijonease	aguijoneásemos	aguijoneaseis	aguijoneasen
	future1	aguijoneare	aguijoneares	aguijoneare	aguijoneáremos	aguijoneareis	aguijonearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aguijoneatú aguijoneávos	aguijonee	aguijoneemos	aguijonead	aguijoneen
	negative		no aguijonees	no aguijonee	no aguijoneemos	no aguijoneéis	no aguijoneen

    Conjugation of aguijonear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive aguijonear
	dative	aguijonearme	aguijonearte	aguijonearle, aguijonearse	aguijonearnos	aguijonearos	aguijonearles, aguijonearse
	accusative	aguijonearme	aguijonearte	aguijonearlo, aguijonearla, aguijonearse	aguijonearnos	aguijonearos	aguijonearlos, aguijonearlas, aguijonearse
with gerund aguijoneando
	dative	aguijoneándome	aguijoneándote	aguijoneándole, aguijoneándose	aguijoneándonos	aguijoneándoos	aguijoneándoles, aguijoneándose
	accusative	aguijoneándome	aguijoneándote	aguijoneándolo, aguijoneándola, aguijoneándose	aguijoneándonos	aguijoneándoos	aguijoneándolos, aguijoneándolas, aguijoneándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aguijonea
	dative	aguijonéame	aguijonéate	aguijonéale	aguijonéanos	not used	aguijonéales
	accusative	aguijonéame	aguijonéate	aguijonéalo, aguijonéala	aguijonéanos	not used	aguijonéalos, aguijonéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aguijoneá
	dative	aguijoneame	aguijoneate	aguijoneale	aguijoneanos	not used	aguijoneales
	accusative	aguijoneame	aguijoneate	aguijonealo, aguijoneala	aguijoneanos	not used	aguijonealos, aguijonealas
with formal second-person singular imperative aguijonee
	dative	aguijonéeme	not used	aguijonéele, aguijonéese	aguijonéenos	not used	aguijonéeles
	accusative	aguijonéeme	not used	aguijonéelo, aguijonéela, aguijonéese	aguijonéenos	not used	aguijonéelos, aguijonéelas
with first-person plural imperative aguijoneemos
	dative	not used	aguijoneémoste	aguijoneémosle	aguijoneémonos	aguijoneémoos	aguijoneémosles
	accusative	not used	aguijoneémoste	aguijoneémoslo, aguijoneémosla	aguijoneémonos	aguijoneémoos	aguijoneémoslos, aguijoneémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aguijonead
	dative	aguijoneadme	not used	aguijoneadle	aguijoneadnos	aguijoneaos	aguijoneadles
	accusative	aguijoneadme	not used	aguijoneadlo, aguijoneadla	aguijoneadnos	aguijoneaos	aguijoneadlos, aguijoneadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aguijoneen
	dative	aguijonéenme	not used	aguijonéenle	aguijonéennos	not used	aguijonéenles, aguijonéense
	accusative	aguijonéenme	not used	aguijonéenlo, aguijonéenla	aguijonéennos	not used	aguijonéenlos, aguijonéenlas, aguijonéense

    Selected combined forms of aguijonear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Further reading

• “aguijonear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28