ajoelhar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese agẽollar, corresponding to a- +‎ joelho +‎ -ar. Compare Galician axeonllar, Spanish ahinojar, Catalan agenollar, French agenouiller, Italian inginocchiare, Romanian îngenunchea.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧jo‧e‧lhar

Verb

ajoelhar (first-person singular present ajoelho, first-person singular preterite ajoelhei, past participle ajoelhado)

  1. (pronominal or intransitive, rare) to kneel (to stoop down and rest on one’s knees)
    Os súditos se ajoelharam diante do rei.
    The subjects knelt before the king.
  2. (figurative, pronominal) to kneel (to accept defeat; to accept someone’s superiority)
    Synonym: genuflectir
    Conseguimos fazer nosso inimigo se ajoelhar.
    We were able to make our enemy kneel.
    Ela ajoelhou-se ao professor.
    She knelt before her teacher.
  3. (transitive) to make someone kneel
    Ajoelhei os prisioneiros com um cassetete.
    I made the prisoners kneel with a truncheon.
  4. (figurative, transitive, poetic) to subjugate (to forcibly impose obedience or servitude)
    Synonym: subjugar
    Roma ajoelhou seus vizinhos.
    Rome subjugated its neighbours.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ajoelhar (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 ajoelhar
Personal ajoelhar ajoelhares ajoelhar ajoelharmos ajoelhardes ajoelharem
Gerund
ajoelhando
Past participle
Masculine ajoelhado ajoelhados
Feminine ajoelhada ajoelhadas
Indicative
Present ajoelho ajoelhas ajoelha ajoelhamos ajoelhais ajoelham
Imperfect ajoelhava ajoelhavas ajoelhava ajoelhávamos ajoelháveis ajoelhavam
Preterite ajoelhei ajoelhaste ajoelhou ajoelhamos1, ajoelhámos2 ajoelhastes ajoelharam
Pluperfect ajoelhara ajoelharas ajoelhara ajoelháramos ajoelháreis ajoelharam
Future ajoelharei ajoelharás ajoelhará ajoelharemos ajoelhareis ajoelharão
Conditional ajoelharia ajoelharias ajoelharia ajoelharíamos ajoelharíeis ajoelhariam
Subjunctive
Present ajoelhe ajoelhes ajoelhe ajoelhemos ajoelheis ajoelhem
Imperfect ajoelhasse ajoelhasses ajoelhasse ajoelhássemos ajoelhásseis ajoelhassem
Future ajoelhar ajoelhares ajoelhar ajoelharmos ajoelhardes ajoelharem
Imperative
Affirmative ajoelha ajoelhe ajoelhemos ajoelhai ajoelhem
Negative (não) não ajoelhes não ajoelhe não ajoelhemos não ajoelheis não ajoelhem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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