lisonjear

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From lisonja +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: li‧son‧je‧ar

Verb

lisonjear (first-person singular present lisonjeio, first-person singular preterite lisonjeei, past participle lisonjeado)

  1. to flatter
  2. to butter up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lisonjear (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 lisonjear
Personal lisonjear lisonjeares lisonjear lisonjearmos lisonjeardes lisonjearem
Gerund
lisonjeando
Past participle
Masculine lisonjeado lisonjeados
Feminine lisonjeada lisonjeadas
Indicative
Present lisonjeio lisonjeias lisonjeia lisonjeamos lisonjeais lisonjeiam
Imperfect lisonjeava lisonjeavas lisonjeava lisonjeávamos lisonjeáveis lisonjeavam
Preterite lisonjeei lisonjeaste lisonjeou lisonjeamos1, lisonjeámos2 lisonjeastes lisonjearam
Pluperfect lisonjeara lisonjearas lisonjeara lisonjeáramos lisonjeáreis lisonjearam
Future lisonjearei lisonjearás lisonjeará lisonjearemos lisonjeareis lisonjearão
Conditional lisonjearia lisonjearias lisonjearia lisonjearíamos lisonjearíeis lisonjeariam
Subjunctive
Present lisonjeie lisonjeies lisonjeie lisonjeemos lisonjeeis lisonjeiem
Imperfect lisonjeasse lisonjeasses lisonjeasse lisonjeássemos lisonjeásseis lisonjeassem
Future lisonjear lisonjeares lisonjear lisonjearmos lisonjeardes lisonjearem
Imperative
Affirmative lisonjeia lisonjeie lisonjeemos lisonjeai lisonjeiem
Negative (não) não lisonjeies não lisonjeie não lisonjeemos não lisonjeeis não lisonjeiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From lisonja +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lisonxeˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧son‧je‧ar

Verb

lisonjear (first-person singular present lisonjeo, first-person singular preterite lisonjeé, past participle lisonjeado)

  1. to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn
    Synonym: halagar
  2. to delight; to please
  3. to pay compliments to
    Synonym: halagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lisonjear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive lisonjear
gerund lisonjeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular lisonjeado lisonjeada
plural lisonjeados lisonjeadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lisonjeo lisonjeastú
lisonjeásvos 		lisonjea lisonjeamos lisonjeáis lisonjean
imperfect lisonjeaba lisonjeabas lisonjeaba lisonjeábamos lisonjeabais lisonjeaban
preterite lisonjeé lisonjeaste lisonjeó lisonjeamos lisonjeasteis lisonjearon
future lisonjearé lisonjearás lisonjeará lisonjearemos lisonjearéis lisonjearán
conditional lisonjearía lisonjearías lisonjearía lisonjearíamos lisonjearíais lisonjearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present lisonjee lisonjeestú
lisonjeésvos2 		lisonjee lisonjeemos lisonjeéis lisonjeen
imperfect
(ra) 		lisonjeara lisonjearas lisonjeara lisonjeáramos lisonjearais lisonjearan
imperfect
(se) 		lisonjease lisonjeases lisonjease lisonjeásemos lisonjeaseis lisonjeasen
future1 lisonjeare lisonjeares lisonjeare lisonjeáremos lisonjeareis lisonjearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative lisonjeatú
lisonjeávos 		lisonjee lisonjeemos lisonjead lisonjeen
negative no lisonjees no lisonjee no lisonjeemos no lisonjeéis no lisonjeen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of lisonjear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive lisonjear
dative lisonjearme lisonjearte lisonjearle, lisonjearse lisonjearnos lisonjearos lisonjearles, lisonjearse
accusative lisonjearme lisonjearte lisonjearlo, lisonjearla, lisonjearse lisonjearnos lisonjearos lisonjearlos, lisonjearlas, lisonjearse
with gerund lisonjeando
dative lisonjeándome lisonjeándote lisonjeándole, lisonjeándose lisonjeándonos lisonjeándoos lisonjeándoles, lisonjeándose
accusative lisonjeándome lisonjeándote lisonjeándolo, lisonjeándola, lisonjeándose lisonjeándonos lisonjeándoos lisonjeándolos, lisonjeándolas, lisonjeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lisonjea
dative lisonjéame lisonjéate lisonjéale lisonjéanos not used lisonjéales
accusative lisonjéame lisonjéate lisonjéalo, lisonjéala lisonjéanos not used lisonjéalos, lisonjéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lisonjeá
dative lisonjeame lisonjeate lisonjeale lisonjeanos not used lisonjeales
accusative lisonjeame lisonjeate lisonjealo, lisonjeala lisonjeanos not used lisonjealos, lisonjealas
with formal second-person singular imperative lisonjee
dative lisonjéeme not used lisonjéele, lisonjéese lisonjéenos not used lisonjéeles
accusative lisonjéeme not used lisonjéelo, lisonjéela, lisonjéese lisonjéenos not used lisonjéelos, lisonjéelas
with first-person plural imperative lisonjeemos
dative not used lisonjeémoste lisonjeémosle lisonjeémonos lisonjeémoos lisonjeémosles
accusative not used lisonjeémoste lisonjeémoslo, lisonjeémosla lisonjeémonos lisonjeémoos lisonjeémoslos, lisonjeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lisonjead
dative lisonjeadme not used lisonjeadle lisonjeadnos lisonjeaos lisonjeadles
accusative lisonjeadme not used lisonjeadlo, lisonjeadla lisonjeadnos lisonjeaos lisonjeadlos, lisonjeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative lisonjeen
dative lisonjéenme not used lisonjéenle lisonjéennos not used lisonjéenles, lisonjéense
accusative lisonjéenme not used lisonjéenlo, lisonjéenla lisonjéennos not used lisonjéenlos, lisonjéenlas, lisonjéense

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