litorar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From litoral +‎ -ar. Literally, “to coastline”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.toˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /li.toˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /li.toˈɾa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.toˈɾa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.tuˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.tuˈɾa.ɾi/

Homophones: lhe torar (some accents)

Verb

litorar (first-person singular present litoro, first-person singular preterite litorei, past participle litorado)

(Brazil, colloquial) to take a trip to the beach.
- 2024 November 14, DJ Ari SL, João Dalzoto (lyrics and music), “Descer pra BC”, performed by Brenno & Matheus:
  Nóis vai descer, vai descer / Descer lá pra BC no finalzin’ do ano / Os caubói vai litorando / E vai torar você
  We’re going down, going down / Down to Balneário Camboriú at the end of the year / The cowboys will hit the coast / And they’ll rock your world

Conjugation

Conjugation of litorar (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	litorar
Personal	litorar	litorares	litorar	litorarmos	litorardes	litorarem
Gerund
	litorando
Past participle
Masculine	litorado			litorados
Feminine	litorada			litoradas
Indicative
Present	litoro	litoras	litora	litoramos	litorais	litoram
Imperfect	litorava	litoravas	litorava	litorávamos	litoráveis	litoravam
Preterite	litorei	litoraste	litorou	litoramos¹, litorámos²	litorastes	litoraram
Pluperfect	litorara	litoraras	litorara	litoráramos	litoráreis	litoraram
Future	litorarei	litorarás	litorará	litoraremos	litorareis	litorarão
Conditional	litoraria	litorarias	litoraria	litoraríamos	litoraríeis	litorariam
Subjunctive
Present	litore	litores	litore	litoremos	litoreis	litorem
Imperfect	litorasse	litorasses	litorasse	litorássemos	litorásseis	litorassem
Future	litorar	litorares	litorar	litorarmos	litorardes	litorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		litora	litore	litoremos	litorai	litorem
Negative (não)		não litores	não litore	não litoremos	não litoreis	não litorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

“litorar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025

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