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Portuguese
Etymology
Metathesis of preguntar, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, alteration of Latin percontārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
perguntar (first-person singular present pergunto, first-person singular preterite perguntei, past participle perguntado)
- (transitive) to ask (request an answer)
- Synonyms: indagar, inquirir, interpelar, interrogar, questionar
- Antonyms: replicar, responder
- Pergunta a alguém. ― Ask anybody.
- Alguém perguntou por si. ― Someone asked for you.
- (pronominal) to wonder (query in the mind)
- Synonym: ponderar
- "Que horas são", perguntou-se. ― "What time is it?" he wondered.
- (reflexive) to ask oneself (to ponder about something)
- Synonym: ponderar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.