humear

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fumeyar, from Vulgar Latin *fumidiāre, from Latin fūmigāre. By surface analysis, humo +‎ -ear. Compare Galician and Portuguese fumear. Doublet of fumigar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umeˈaɾ/ [u.meˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hu‧me‧ar

Verb

humear (first-person singular present humeo, first-person singular preterite humeé, past participle humeado)

1. (intransitive) to smoke (to give off smoke)

   Synonym: fumar

2. (intransitive) to steam

Conjugation

    Conjugation of humear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			humear
gerund			humeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		humeado		humeada
		plural		humeados		humeadas
		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	humeo	humeastú humeásvos	humea	humeamos	humeáis	humean
	imperfect	humeaba	humeabas	humeaba	humeábamos	humeabais	humeaban
	preterite	humeé	humeaste	humeó	humeamos	humeasteis	humearon
	future	humearé	humearás	humeará	humearemos	humearéis	humearán
	conditional	humearía	humearías	humearía	humearíamos	humearíais	humearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	humee	humeestú humeésvos2	humee	humeemos	humeéis	humeen
	imperfect (ra)	humeara	humearas	humeara	humeáramos	humearais	humearan
	imperfect (se)	humease	humeases	humease	humeásemos	humeaseis	humeasen
	future1	humeare	humeares	humeare	humeáremos	humeareis	humearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		humeatú humeávos	humee	humeemos	humead	humeen
	negative		no humees	no humee	no humeemos	no humeéis	no humeen

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

    Selected combined forms of humear

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 humear
	dative	humearme	humearte	humearle, humearse	humearnos	humearos	humearles, humearse
	accusative	humearme	humearte	humearlo, humearla, humearse	humearnos	humearos	humearlos, humearlas, humearse
with gerund humeando
	dative	humeándome	humeándote	humeándole, humeándose	humeándonos	humeándoos	humeándoles, humeándose
	accusative	humeándome	humeándote	humeándolo, humeándola, humeándose	humeándonos	humeándoos	humeándolos, humeándolas, humeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative humea
	dative	huméame	huméate	huméale	huméanos	not used	huméales
	accusative	huméame	huméate	huméalo, huméala	huméanos	not used	huméalos, huméalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative humeá
	dative	humeame	humeate	humeale	humeanos	not used	humeales
	accusative	humeame	humeate	humealo, humeala	humeanos	not used	humealos, humealas
with formal second-person singular imperative humee
	dative	huméeme	not used	huméele, huméese	huméenos	not used	huméeles
	accusative	huméeme	not used	huméelo, huméela, huméese	huméenos	not used	huméelos, huméelas
with first-person plural imperative humeemos
	dative	not used	humeémoste	humeémosle	humeémonos	humeémoos	humeémosles
	accusative	not used	humeémoste	humeémoslo, humeémosla	humeémonos	humeémoos	humeémoslos, humeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative humead
	dative	humeadme	not used	humeadle	humeadnos	humeaos	humeadles
	accusative	humeadme	not used	humeadlo, humeadla	humeadnos	humeaos	humeadlos, humeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative humeen
	dative	huméenme	not used	huméenle	huméennos	not used	huméenles, huméense
	accusative	huméenme	not used	huméenlo, huméenla	huméennos	not used	huméenlos, huméenlas, huméense

Derived terms

• humeante

 

Related terms

• ahumar
• humar
• humo

 

Further reading

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