chorizar

Spanish

Alternative forms

• choricear

Etymology

From chorizo ‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃoɾiˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃo.ɾiˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃoɾiˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃo.ɾiˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cho‧ri‧zar

Verb

chorizar (first-person singular present chorizo, first-person singular preterite choricé, past participle chorizado)

1. (informal) to nick; nab

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chorizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chorizar
gerund			chorizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chorizado		chorizada
		plural		chorizados		chorizadas
		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	chorizo	chorizastú chorizásvos	choriza	chorizamos	chorizáis	chorizan
	imperfect	chorizaba	chorizabas	chorizaba	chorizábamos	chorizabais	chorizaban
	preterite	choricé	chorizaste	chorizó	chorizamos	chorizasteis	chorizaron
	future	chorizaré	chorizarás	chorizará	chorizaremos	chorizaréis	chorizarán
	conditional	chorizaría	chorizarías	chorizaría	chorizaríamos	chorizaríais	chorizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chorice	choricestú choricésvos2	chorice	choricemos	choricéis	choricen
	imperfect (ra)	chorizara	chorizaras	chorizara	chorizáramos	chorizarais	chorizaran
	imperfect (se)	chorizase	chorizases	chorizase	chorizásemos	chorizaseis	chorizasen
	future1	chorizare	chorizares	chorizare	chorizáremos	chorizareis	chorizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chorizatú chorizávos	chorice	choricemos	chorizad	choricen
	negative		no chorices	no chorice	no choricemos	no choricéis	no choricen

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

    Selected combined forms of chorizar (c-z alternation)

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 chorizar
	dative	chorizarme	chorizarte	chorizarle, chorizarse	chorizarnos	chorizaros	chorizarles, chorizarse
	accusative	chorizarme	chorizarte	chorizarlo, chorizarla, chorizarse	chorizarnos	chorizaros	chorizarlos, chorizarlas, chorizarse
with gerund chorizando
	dative	chorizándome	chorizándote	chorizándole, chorizándose	chorizándonos	chorizándoos	chorizándoles, chorizándose
	accusative	chorizándome	chorizándote	chorizándolo, chorizándola, chorizándose	chorizándonos	chorizándoos	chorizándolos, chorizándolas, chorizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative choriza
	dative	chorízame	chorízate	chorízale	chorízanos	not used	chorízales
	accusative	chorízame	chorízate	chorízalo, chorízala	chorízanos	not used	chorízalos, chorízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative chorizá
	dative	chorizame	chorizate	chorizale	chorizanos	not used	chorizales
	accusative	chorizame	chorizate	chorizalo, chorizala	chorizanos	not used	chorizalos, chorizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative chorice
	dative	choríceme	not used	chorícele, chorícese	chorícenos	not used	choríceles
	accusative	choríceme	not used	chorícelo, chorícela, chorícese	chorícenos	not used	chorícelos, chorícelas
with first-person plural imperative choricemos
	dative	not used	choricémoste	choricémosle	choricémonos	choricémoos	choricémosles
	accusative	not used	choricémoste	choricémoslo, choricémosla	choricémonos	choricémoos	choricémoslos, choricémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative chorizad
	dative	chorizadme	not used	chorizadle	chorizadnos	chorizaos	chorizadles
	accusative	chorizadme	not used	chorizadlo, chorizadla	chorizadnos	chorizaos	chorizadlos, chorizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative choricen
	dative	chorícenme	not used	chorícenle	chorícennos	not used	chorícenles, chorícense
	accusative	chorícenme	not used	chorícenlo, chorícenla	chorícennos	not used	chorícenlos, chorícenlas, chorícense

Further reading

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