check it out

Question

Here in northern Mexico the verb chequer (or maybe it's chequar) is often used, meaning "to check" as in "to check if the cake is done" or "to check my bank account." I can't find it in a dictionary, and wondered if it's one of those Norteamericano words that have assimilated into the local Spanish.

Any thoughts? If it exists, how would we conjugate it?

checo, checas, checa, checamos, checan...checaste, checaron,...checabas, checaban...normal conjugations! - mountaingirl123, Aug 1, 2010

Gracias! Mi maestra Lolita me dice que "averiguar" no esta usado mucho aqui, todo el mundo usa chequear! Pero no esta inculido en mi diccionario - blissinger, Aug 1, 2010

Answer 1

Hola,

chequear. (Del ingl. to check, comprobar). 1. tr. Examinar, controlar, cotejar. 2. prnl. Hacerse un chequeo. Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

Puedes encontrar las conjugaciones aquí (Spanishdict) o en el Diccionario de la Real Academia...

Answer 2

Chequear is now accepted as standard usage, but it´s still Spanglish. The proper word is Averiguar.

Dependiendo del contexto, también puede ser revisar, examinar, etc... - LuisaGomezBartle, Aug 1, 2010

Answer 3

This probably will not be in a standard dictionary.

au contraire mon ami

chequear...comprobar

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Answer 4

Hi, blissinger, welcome to the forum!

Yes, "checar" is used a lot in Mexico to mean "to check something out".

"Voy a checarlo" - "I'm going to check it out."

In some parts of Latin America you will also hear "chequear".

This probably will not be in a standard dictionary.