empurrar
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese empurrar and Asturian emburriar. Perhaps from apurrar (“to incite”), apurrir (“to put closer”), from Latin porrigō.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [em.pu.ˈraɾ]
Verb
empurrar (first-person singular present empurro, first-person singular preterite empurrei, past participle empurrado)
- to push
- Synonyms: apuxar, cotifar, empuxar
- to incite, egg on
- Synonyms: apurrar, incitar
Conjugation
Conjugation of empurrar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | empurrar | |||||
| personal | empurrar | empurrares | empurrar | empurrarmos | empurrardes | empurraren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| empurrando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | empurrado | empurrados | ||||
| feminine | empurrada | empurradas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | empurro | empurras | empurra | empurramos | empurrades | empurran |
| imperfect | empurraba | empurrabas | empurraba | empurrabamos | empurrabades | empurraban |
| preterite | empurrei | empurraches | empurrou | empurramos | empurrastes | empurraron |
| pluperfect | empurrara | empurraras | empurrara | empurraramos | empurrarades | empurraran |
| future | empurrarei | empurrarás | empurrará | empurraremos | empurraredes | empurrarán |
| conditional | empurraría | empurrarías | empurraría | empurrariamos | empurrariades | empurrarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | empurre | empurres | empurre | empurremos | empurredes | empurren |
| preterite | empurrase | empurrases | empurrase | empurrásemos | empurrásedes | empurrasen |
| future | empurrar | empurrares | empurrar | empurrarmos | empurrardes | empurraren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | empurra | empurre | empurremos | empurrade | empurren |
| negative | – | empurres | empurre | empurremos | empurredes | empurren |
Derived terms
- empurrón
Related terms
- apurrar
- apurrir
References
- “empurrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “empurrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “empurrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “emburriar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish empujar (“to push”), from Late Latin impulsāre, frequentative of Latin impellere (“to push”). Doublet of impulsar and empuxar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.puˈχa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.puˈχa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puˈʁaɾ/
Verb
empurrar (first-person singular present empurro, first-person singular preterite empurrei, past participle empurrado)
- (transitive) to push (apply a force to (an object) so that it moves away)
- (transitive) to push (e.g. a button)
- (transitive) to sell a product that is overpriced and/or of low quality, especially with malice
- (transitive) to wash down (to drink liquid to help to swallow food or a pill)
Conjugation
Conjugation of empurrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | empurrar | |||||
| Personal | empurrar | empurrares | empurrar | empurrarmos | empurrardes | empurrarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| empurrando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | empurrado | empurrados | ||||
| Feminine | empurrada | empurradas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | empurro | empurras | empurra | empurramos | empurrais | empurram |
| Imperfect | empurrava | empurravas | empurrava | empurrávamos | empurráveis | empurravam |
| Preterite | empurrei | empurraste | empurrou | empurramos1, empurrámos2 | empurrastes | empurraram |
| Pluperfect | empurrara | empurraras | empurrara | empurráramos | empurráreis | empurraram |
| Future | empurrarei | empurrarás | empurrará | empurraremos | empurrareis | empurrarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| empurraria | empurrarias | empurraria | empurraríamos | empurraríeis | empurrariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | empurre | empurres | empurre | empurremos | empurreis | empurrem |
| Imperfect | empurrasse | empurrasses | empurrasse | empurrássemos | empurrásseis | empurrassem |
| Future | empurrar | empurrares | empurrar | empurrarmos | empurrardes | empurrarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | empurra | empurre | empurremos | empurrai | empurrem | |
| Negative (não) | não empurres | não empurre | não empurremos | não empurreis | não empurrem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- empurrão