Dictionary · Spanish

golfear

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to play golf

    to engage in the sport of golf

  2. 2.

    to loaf; to idle

    to waste time; to be a rogue or vagabond (archaic/regional)

Examples

  • "Mi padre golfea los fines de semana en el club local."

    My father plays golf on weekends at the local club.

  • "No deberías golfear en vez de hacer la tarea."

    You shouldn't loaf around instead of doing your homework.

  • "Cuando salimos de vacaciones, queremos golfear y descansar."

    When we go on vacation, we want to play golf and relax.

Usage

Modern Spanish primarily uses golfear for playing golf. The older sense "to loaf" or "to vagabond" is archaic/regional and rarely used in contemporary Spanish. Regular verb conjugation (-ar).

Conjugation

Full table

Presente

indicative
yogolfeo
túgolfeas
él/ella/Ud.golfea
nosotrosgolfeamos
vosotrosgolfeáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.golfean

Pretérito Imperfecto

indicative
yogolfeaba
túgolfeabas
él/ella/Ud.golfeaba
nosotrosgolfeábamos
vosotrosgolfeabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.golfeaban

Pretérito Indefinido

indicative
yogolfeé
túgolfeaste
él/ella/Ud.golfeó
nosotrosgolfeamos
vosotrosgolfeasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.golfearon

Futuro Simple

indicative
yogolfearé
túgolfearás
él/ella/Ud.golfeará
nosotrosgolfearemos
vosotrosgolfearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.golfearán