expor

expor

Galician

Alternative forms

• expoñer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expōnere, present active infinitive of expōnō.

Verb

expor (first-person singular present expoño, first-person singular preterite expuxen, past participle exposto)

1. to expose
2. to exhibit
3. first-person singular personal infinitive of expor
4. third-person singular personal infinitive of expor

Usage notes

While expoñer is the more widespread form of this verb, some Galician-speaking regions favor the form expor and the correspondingly different conjugation.

Conjugation

Conjugation of expor

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	expor
personal	expor	expores	expor	expormos	expordes	exporen
Gerund
	expondo
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	exposto			expostos
feminine	exposta			expostas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	expoño	expós	expón	expomos	expondes	expón
imperfect	expuña	expuñas	expuña	expuñamos	expuñades	expuñan
preterite	expuxen	expuxeches	expuxo	expuxemos	expuxestes	expuxeron
pluperfect	expuxera	expuxeras	expuxera	expuxeramos	expuxerades	expuxeran
future	exporei	exporás	exporá	exporemos	exporedes	exporán
conditional	exporía	exporías	exporía	exporiamos	exporiades	exporían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	expoña	expoñas	expoña	expoñamos	expoñades	expoñan
preterite	expuxese	expuxeses	expuxese	expuxésemos	expuxésedes	expuxesen
future	expuxer	expuxeres	expuxer	expuxermos	expuxerdes	expuxeren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	expón	expoña	exoñamos	exponde	expoñan
negative	–	expoñas	expoña	expoñamos	expoñades	expoñan

Related terms

• antepor
• apor
• compor
• contrapor
• depor
• descompor
• dispor
• impor
• indispor
• opor
• pór
• predispor
• presupor
• propor
• repor
• recompor
• supor
• superpor
• traspor
• xustapor

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expōnere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpoʁ/ [isˈpoh], /esˈpoʁ/ [esˈpoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpoʁ/ [isˈpoh], /esˈpoʁ/ [esˈpoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈpoɾ/, /esˈpoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpoʁ/ [iʃˈpoχ], /eʃˈpoʁ/ [eʃˈpoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐjʃˈpoɾ/, /(i)ʃˈpoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐjʃˈpoɾ/, /(i)ʃˈpoɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ejʃˈpoɾ/, /(i)ʃˈpoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /eʃˈpoɾ/, /(i)ʃˈpoɾ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: ex‧por

Verb

expor (first-person singular present exponho, first-person singular preterite expus, past participle exposto)

1. to expose (to uncover; to make visible)

   Feridas abertas não devem ser expostas.

   Open wounds must not be exposed.

   Synonym: exibir

2. to expose (to make something public)

   O esquema será exposto.

   The scheme will be exposed.

3. to expose to the elements (outdoor weather)

   Gripados não podem se expor.

   People with a cold can’t expose themselves to the elements.

4. to exhibit (to display at an exhibition)

   Pintores gostam de expor seus quadros.

   Painters like to exhibit their paintings.

5. to subject (to cause to undergo a particular experience)

   Se contarmos a história, elas serão expostas à humilhação.

   If we tell the story, they will be subjected to humiliation.

   Synonym: sujeitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expor (irregular) (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	expor
Personal	expor	expores	expor	expormos	expordes	exporem
Gerund
	expondo
Past participle
Masculine	exposto			expostos
Feminine	exposta			expostas
Indicative
Present	exponho	expões	expõe	expomos	expondes	expõem
Imperfect	expunha	expunhas	expunha	expúnhamos	expúnheis	expunham
Preterite	expus	expuseste	expôs	expusemos	expusestes	expuseram
Pluperfect	expusera	expuseras	expusera	expuséramos	expuséreis	expuseram
Future	exporei	exporás	exporá	exporemos	exporeis	exporão
Conditional
	exporia	exporias	exporia	exporíamos	exporíeis	exporiam
Subjunctive
Present	exponha	exponhas	exponha	exponhamos	exponhais	exponham
Imperfect	expusesse	expusesses	expusesse	expuséssemos	expusésseis	expusessem
Future	expuser	expuseres	expuser	expusermos	expuserdes	expuserem
Imperative
Affirmative		expõe	exponha	exponhamos	exponde	exponham
Negative (não)		não exponhas	não exponha	não exponhamos	não exponhais	não exponham

Related terms

• exposição
• expositor
• exposto