# aperrear
## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aperrear, from a- +‎ perro (“dog”) +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.heˈa(h)], /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.hɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ʁ)/ [a.peˈhja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.heˈa(h)], /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.hɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ʁ)/ [a.peˈhja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ɾ)/ [a.pe.heˈa(ɾ)], /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ɾ)/ [a.pe.hɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ɾ)/ [a.peˈhja(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.χeˈa(χ)], /a.pe.ʁiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.pe.χɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.peˈʁja(ʁ)/ [a.peˈχja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.ʁeˈa(ɻ)/ [a.pe.heˈa(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨˈʁjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨˈʁjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨˈʁja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧per‧re‧ar

### Verb

aperrear (first-person singular present aperreio, first-person singular preterite aperreei, past participle aperreado)
* to provoke a dog
* to chase with dogs
* to harass (to annoy endlessly or systematically)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Verb

aperrear (first-person singular present aperreo, first-person singular preterite aperreé, past participle aperreado)
* to set the dogs on
* to wear out; to tire
* (Panama) to slag off

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | aperrear | aperrear | aperrear | aperrear | aperrear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | aperreando | aperreando | aperreando | aperreando | aperreando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | aperreado | aperreado | aperreada | aperreada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | aperreados | aperreados | aperreadas | aperreadas |
| | | 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 | aperreo | aperreas$^{tú}$ aperreás$^{vos}$ | aperrea | aperreamos | aperreáis | aperrean |
| indicative | imperfect | aperreaba | aperreabas | aperreaba | aperreábamos | aperreabais | aperreaban |
| indicative | preterite | aperreé | aperreaste | aperreó | aperreamos | aperreasteis | aperrearon |
| indicative | future | aperrearé | aperrearás | aperreará | aperrearemos | aperrearéis | aperrearán |
| indicative | conditional | aperrearía | aperrearías | aperrearía | aperrearíamos | aperrearíais | aperrearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | aperree | aperrees$^{tú}$ aperreés$^{vos2}$ | aperree | aperreemos | aperreéis | aperreen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | aperreara | aperrearas | aperreara | aperreáramos | aperrearais | aperrearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | aperrease | aperreases | aperrease | aperreásemos | aperreaseis | aperreasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | aperreare | aperreares | aperreare | aperreáremos | aperreareis | aperrearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | aperrea$^{tú}$ aperreá$^{vos}$ | aperree | aperreemos | aperread | aperreen |
| imperative | negative | | no aperrees | no aperree | no aperreemos | no aperreéis | no aperreen |
$^1$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

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