escassear

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ka.seˈa(ʁ)/ , /es.ka.seˈa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.ka.seˈa(ɾ)/, /es.ka.seˈa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ka.seˈa(ʁ)/ , /eʃ.ka.seˈa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ka.seˈa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈsjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈsja.ɾi/

Verb

escassear (first-person singular present escasseio, first-person singular preterite escasseei, past participle escasseado)

to become scarce

Conjugation

Conjugation of escassear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	escassear
Personal	escassear	escasseares	escassear	escassearmos	escasseardes	escassearem
Gerund
	escasseando
Past participle
Masculine	escasseado			escasseados
Feminine	escasseada			escasseadas
Indicative
Present	escasseio	escasseias	escasseia	escasseamos	escasseais	escasseiam
Imperfect	escasseava	escasseavas	escasseava	escasseávamos	escasseáveis	escasseavam
Preterite	escasseei	escasseaste	escasseou	escasseamos¹, escasseámos²	escasseastes	escassearam
Pluperfect	escasseara	escassearas	escasseara	escasseáramos	escasseáreis	escassearam
Future	escassearei	escassearás	escasseará	escassearemos	escasseareis	escassearão
Conditional	escassearia	escassearias	escassearia	escassearíamos	escassearíeis	escasseariam
Subjunctive
Present	escasseie	escasseies	escasseie	escasseemos	escasseeis	escasseiem
Imperfect	escasseasse	escasseasses	escasseasse	escasseássemos	escasseásseis	escasseassem
Future	escassear	escasseares	escassear	escassearmos	escasseardes	escassearem
Imperative
Affirmative		escasseia	escasseie	escasseemos	escasseai	escasseiem
Negative (não)		não escasseies	não escasseie	não escasseemos	não escasseeis	não escasseiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

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