frear

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frēnāre.[1] Doublet of frenar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: fre‧ar

Verb

frear (first-person singular present freio, first-person singular preterite freei, past participle freado)

  1. (transitive) to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in
    Synonym: travar
  2. (Brazil, transitive) to prevent; detain
  3. (Brazil, transitive, reflexive) to contain (oneself); repress (oneself); moderate; refrain (oneself)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frear (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 frear
Personal frear freares frear frearmos freardes frearem
Gerund
freando
Past participle
Masculine freado freados
Feminine freada freadas
Indicative
Present freio freias freia freamos freais freiam
Imperfect freava freavas freava freávamos freáveis freavam
Preterite freei freaste freou freamos1, freámos2 freastes frearam
Pluperfect freara frearas freara freáramos freáreis frearam
Future frearei frearás freará frearemos freareis frearão
Conditional frearia frearias frearia frearíamos frearíeis freariam
Subjunctive
Present freie freies freie freemos freeis freiem
Imperfect freasse freasses freasse freássemos freásseis freassem
Future frear freares frear frearmos freardes frearem
Imperative
Affirmative freia freie freemos freai freiem
Negative (não) não freies não freie não freemos não freeis não freiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

    Conjugation of frear-se (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 frear-se
Personal frear-me freares-te frear-se frearmo-nos freardes-vos frearem-se
Gerund
freando-se
Past participle
Masculine freado freados
Feminine freada freadas
Indicative
Present freio-me freias-te freia-se freamo-nos freais-vos freiam-se
Imperfect freava-me freavas-te freava-se freávamo-nos freáveis-vos freavam-se
Preterite freei-me freaste-te freou-se freamo-nos1, freámo-nos2 freastes-vos frearam-se
Pluperfect freara-me frearas-te freara-se freáramo-nos freáreis-vos frearam-se
Future frear-me-ei frear-te-ás frear-se-á frear-nos-emos frear-vos-eis frear-se-ão
Conditional frear-me-ia frear-te-ias frear-se-ia frear-nos-íamos frear-vos-íeis frear-se-iam
Subjunctive
Present me freie te freies se freie nos freemos vos freeis se freiem
Imperfect me freasse te freasses se freasse nos freássemos vos freásseis se freassem
Future me frear te freares se frear nos frearmos vos freardes se frearem
Imperative
Affirmative freia-te freie-se freemo-nos freai-vos freiem-se
Negative (não) não te freies não se freie não nos freemos não vos freeis não se freiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

References

  1. ^ “frear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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