How to Curse in Spanish 101 - Lesson Number 2

Last lesson you learned the word "chingado(a)". By now I hope you're eloquently throwing chingados here and chingadas there in order to practice the newly gained word and to make it a fluently spoken word in your everyday life vocabulary (like I do, chingada madre).

Today I will expand your knowledge in the art of Spanish cursing with a new word. The word of the day is "pendejo(a)" (remember pendeja is for something feminine, pendejo is for masculine).

Pendejo(a) is one of my favorite curse words in Spanish; it can be very versatile, as it has several meanings; thus, it allows it to be used in a variety of settings.

Pendejo(a) can mean fool, idiot, asshole, stupid, jerk, moron, or twit; you can add on to the list if you wish. Also, if used as a verb it can mean bullshit.

Now, like chingado(a), pendejo(a) can be used as a subject, verb, or adjective. This is mainly why I love cursing in Spanish; you can use your curse words in many different forms.

Pendejo(a) as a subject:

When you're using pendejo(a) as a subject, you use the exact word as it is written, do not conjugate the word.

Example
Mira a ese pendejo - Look at that asshole/jerk/idiot/stupid...etc.

Esta pendeja estaba diciendo puras pendejadas acerca de ti - This asshole/idiot/twit/whateves was talking bullshit about you.

Pendejo(a) as a verb

When you're using pendejo(a) as a verb, you have to conjugate it in the tense that you're using it.

Present tense:
Yo pendejeo
Tu pendejeas
El pendejea
Ella pendejea
Nosotros pendejeamos
Ustedes pendejean

In a sentence: Andres y yo pendejeamos mucho (Andres and I are being foolish).

Past tense:
Yo pendejee
Tu pendejeaste
El pendejeó
Ella pendejeó
Nosotros pendejeamos
Ustedes pendejearon

In a sentence: Ayer mi amigo pendejeó todo el día (Yesterday my friend did a lot of stupid things/foolish things/etc).

Future tense:
Yo pendejearé
Tu pendejearas
El pendejeará
Ella pendejeará
Nosotros pendejearemos
Ustedes pendejearan

In a sentence: Creo que pendejearé en el examen (I think I'm gonna fuck up in the exam).

Present participle:
Yo ando pendejeando
Tu andas pendejeando
El anda pendejeando
Ella anda pendejeando
Nosotros andamos pendejeando
Ustedes andan pendejeando

In a sentence: Este tarado anda pendejeando mucho ultimamente (This idiot has been fucking up too much lately).

Pendejo(a) as an adjective
Finally, pendejo(a) can be used as an adjective. To use it as an adjective you can use any of these varieties: pendejada, pendeja, or pendejo. Normally pendejada is reserved for things, while pendeja and pendejo is often used for people.

Examples:

Ay, pero como estas pendejo (You're an idiot/moron/fool/etc)

Se me hace que esta tipa esta medio pendeja (I think this girl is kinda stupid)

Esta pendeja ha estado diciendo puras pendejadas acerca de ti (This idiot has been saying a lot of bullshit about you)

Now that you have the variety of uses of the word pendejo(a), now try using every single meaning and use in a sentence.

Example:

Pero que pendejada he hecho [subject], intenté hacer este blog lo mas corto posible pero por pendeja [adjective] terminé pendejeando [verb] de más y parece que escribí un libro. (What the fuck have I done? I tried to make this blog the shortest possible, but because I'm an idiot I ended up bullshitting too much and it looks like I wrote a book).

See you next time for the third lesson of How to Curse in Spanish 101, in which we will discuss the word "Pinche".