# guayabear
## Spanish
### Etymology

From guayaba (“guava”) +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡwaʝabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʝa.β̞eˈaɾ]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʝabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʝa.β̞eˈaɾ]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwaʃabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʃa.β̞eˈaɾ]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwaʒabeˈaɾ/ [ɡwa.ʒa.β̞eˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: gua‧ya‧be‧ar

### Verb

guayabear (first-person singular present guayabeo, first-person singular preterite guayabeé, past participle guayabeado)
* (transitive, pronominal, colloquial, El Salvador) to learn (something)
    Synonyms: aprender, comprender
    Tenés que guayabearte cómo se arregla el motor.You have to learn how to fix the engine.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | guayabear | guayabear | guayabear | guayabear | guayabear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | guayabeando | guayabeando | guayabeando | guayabeando | guayabeando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | guayabeado | guayabeado | guayabeada | guayabeada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | guayabeados | guayabeados | guayabeadas | guayabeadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | guayabeo | guayabeas$^{tú}$ guayabeás$^{vos}$ | guayabea | guayabeamos | guayabeáis | guayabean |
| indicative | imperfect | guayabeaba | guayabeabas | guayabeaba | guayabeábamos | guayabeabais | guayabeaban |
| indicative | preterite | guayabeé | guayabeaste | guayabeó | guayabeamos | guayabeasteis | guayabearon |
| indicative | future | guayabearé | guayabearás | guayabeará | guayabearemos | guayabearéis | guayabearán |
| indicative | conditional | guayabearía | guayabearías | guayabearía | guayabearíamos | guayabearíais | guayabearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | guayabee | guayabees$^{tú}$ guayabeés$^{vos2}$ | guayabee | guayabeemos | guayabeéis | guayabeen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | guayabeara | guayabearas | guayabeara | guayabeáramos | guayabearais | guayabearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | guayabease | guayabeases | guayabease | guayabeásemos | guayabeaseis | guayabeasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | guayabeare | guayabeares | guayabeare | guayabeáremos | guayabeareis | guayabearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | guayabea$^{tú}$ guayabeá$^{vos}$ | guayabee | guayabeemos | guayabead | guayabeen |
| imperative | negative | | no guayabees | no guayabee | no guayabeemos | no guayabeéis | no guayabeen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

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