verb
- to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby or toddler)
- to walk like a cat
- to inflict a wound with one's claws; to scratch
gatear
to crawl (on hands and knees like a baby…
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund gateando · past participle gateado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | gateo | gateaba | gateé | gatearé | gatearía |
| tú | gateas | gateabas | gateaste | gatearás | gatearías |
| vos | gateás | gateabas | gateaste | gatearás | gatearías |
| él, ella, usted | gatea | gateaba | gateó | gateará | gatearía |
| nosotros | gateamos | gateábamos | gateamos | gatearemos | gatearíamos |
| vosotros | gateáis | gateabais | gateasteis | gatearéis | gatearíais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | gatean | gateaban | gatearon | gatearán | gatearían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | gatee | gateara | gatease | gateare |
| tú | gatees | gatearas | gateases | gateares |
| vos | gateés | gatearas | gateases | gateares |
| él, ella, usted | gatee | gateara | gatease | gateare |
| nosotros | gateemos | gateáramos | gateásemos | gateáremos |
| vosotros | gateéis | gatearais | gateaseis | gateareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | gateen | gatearan | gateasen | gatearen |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | gatea | no gatees |
| vos | gateá | |
| usted | gatee | no gatee |
| nosotros | gateemos | no gateemos |
| vosotros | gatead | no gateéis |
| ustedes | gateen | no gateen |
In sentences
El bebé está gateando. The baby is crawling. #1450996
La bebé está gateando. The baby is crawling. #1668923
El bebé comenzó a gatear. The baby began to crawl. #1450998
Estamos gateando como bebés. We are crawling like babies. #1701730
Carmen ya ha aprendido a gatear. Carmen has already learned to crawl. #9412262
Tom gateó por debajo de la cerca. Tom crawled under the fence. #5609924
Los bebés gatean antes de caminar. Babies crawl before they walk. #1426288
El bebé entró gateando a la habitación. The baby crept into the room. #2188255