ghostear

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English ghost (“to abruptly end communication”)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡos.teˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡos.teˈa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡos.teˈa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡoʃ.teˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʃ.teˈa(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡos.teˈa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuʃˈtjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuʃˈtja.ɾi/

Verb

ghostear (first-person singular present ghosteio, first-person singular preterite ghosteei, past participle ghosteado)

(Internet slang, neologism) to ghost

Spanish

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English ghost (“to abruptly end communication”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡousteˈaɾ/ [ɡou̯s.t̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

ghostear (first-person singular present ghosteo, first-person singular preterite ghosteé, past participle ghosteado)

(Internet slang, at least in Argentina) to ghost (to perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ghostear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			ghostear
gerund			ghosteando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ghosteado		ghosteada
		plural		ghosteados		ghosteadas
		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	ghosteo	ghosteas^{^tú} ghosteás^{^vos}	ghostea	ghosteamos	ghosteáis	ghostean
	imperfect	ghosteaba	ghosteabas	ghosteaba	ghosteábamos	ghosteabais	ghosteaban
	preterite	ghosteé	ghosteaste	ghosteó	ghosteamos	ghosteasteis	ghostearon
	future	ghostearé	ghostearás	ghosteará	ghostearemos	ghostearéis	ghostearán
	conditional	ghostearía	ghostearías	ghostearía	ghostearíamos	ghostearíais	ghostearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ghostee	ghostees^{^tú} ghosteés^{^vos²}	ghostee	ghosteemos	ghosteéis	ghosteen
	imperfect (ra)	ghosteara	ghostearas	ghosteara	ghosteáramos	ghostearais	ghostearan
	imperfect (se)	ghostease	ghosteases	ghostease	ghosteásemos	ghosteaseis	ghosteasen
	future¹	ghosteare	ghosteares	ghosteare	ghosteáremos	ghosteareis	ghostearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ghostea^{^tú} ghosteá^{^vos}	ghostee	ghosteemos	ghostead	ghosteen
	negative		no ghostees	no ghostee	no ghosteemos	no ghosteéis	no ghosteen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of ghostear

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 ghostear	dative	ghostearme	ghostearte	ghostearle, ghostearse	ghostearnos	ghostearos	ghostearles, ghostearse
with infinitive ghostear	accusative	ghostearme	ghostearte	ghostearlo, ghostearla, ghostearse	ghostearnos	ghostearos	ghostearlos, ghostearlas, ghostearse

with gerund ghosteando	dative	ghosteándome	ghosteándote	ghosteándole, ghosteándose	ghosteándonos	ghosteándoos	ghosteándoles, ghosteándose
with gerund ghosteando	accusative	ghosteándome	ghosteándote	ghosteándolo, ghosteándola, ghosteándose	ghosteándonos	ghosteándoos	ghosteándolos, ghosteándolas, ghosteándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative ghostea	dative	ghostéame	ghostéate	ghostéale	ghostéanos	not used	ghostéales
	accusative	ghostéame	ghostéate	ghostéalo, ghostéala	ghostéanos	not used	ghostéalos, ghostéalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative ghosteá	dative	ghosteame	ghosteate	ghosteale	ghosteanos	not used	ghosteales
	accusative	ghosteame	ghosteate	ghostealo, ghosteala	ghosteanos	not used	ghostealos, ghostealas

with formal second-person singular imperative ghostee	dative	ghostéeme	not used	ghostéele, ghostéese	ghostéenos	not used	ghostéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative ghostee	accusative	ghostéeme	not used	ghostéelo, ghostéela, ghostéese	ghostéenos	not used	ghostéelos, ghostéelas

with first-person plural imperative ghosteemos	dative	not used	ghosteémoste	ghosteémosle	ghosteémonos	ghosteémoos	ghosteémosles
with first-person plural imperative ghosteemos	accusative	not used	ghosteémoste	ghosteémoslo, ghosteémosla	ghosteémonos	ghosteémoos	ghosteémoslos, ghosteémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative ghostead	dative	ghosteadme	not used	ghosteadle	ghosteadnos	ghosteaos	ghosteadles
with informal second-person plural imperative ghostead	accusative	ghosteadme	not used	ghosteadlo, ghosteadla	ghosteadnos	ghosteaos	ghosteadlos, ghosteadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative ghosteen	dative	ghostéenme	not used	ghostéenle	ghostéennos	not used	ghostéenles, ghostéense
with formal second-person plural imperative ghosteen	accusative	ghostéenme	not used	ghostéenlo, ghostéenla	ghostéennos	not used	ghostéenlos, ghostéenlas, ghostéense