rifar

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Etymology

From rifa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

rifar (first-person singular present rifo, first-person singular preterite rifí, past participle rifat)

  1. (transitive) to raffle (off)
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to mock, to tease
    Synonym: burlar-se
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to tatter, to be torn apart by the wind

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rifar (first conjugation)
infinitive rifar
gerund rifant
past participle masculine feminine
singular rifat rifada
plural rifats rifades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present rifo rifes rifa rifem rifeu rifen
imperfect rifava rifaves rifava rifàvem rifàveu rifaven
future rifaré rifaràs rifarà rifarem rifareu rifaran
preterite rifí rifares rifà rifàrem rifàreu rifaren
conditional rifaria rifaries rifaria rifaríem rifaríeu rifarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present rifi rifis rifi rifem rifeu rifin
imperfect rifés rifessis rifés riféssim riféssiu rifessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — rifa rifi rifem rifeu rifin
negative (no) — no rifis no rifi no rifem no rifeu no rifin

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Galician

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic, or perhaps from a Germanic source. Compare English raffle.

Pronunciation

Verb

rifar (first-person singular present rifo, first-person singular preterite rifei, past participle rifado)

  1. (transitive) to rip
  2. (transitive) to draw (game)
  3. (intransitive) to argue; to quarrel; to fight
  4. (intransitive) to scold, to rebuke, to reprimand, to tell off
    —Sabes que hora é? —Mamá, non me rifes...
    —Do you know what time it is? —Mom, do not tell me off...
  5. (intransitive) to become enemy
    —Agora es hipster ou estás rifado co barbeiro?
    —Are you a hipster now or are you angry with the barber?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rifar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal rifar
Personal rifar rifares rifar rifarmos rifardes rifaren
Gerund
rifando
Past participle
Masculine rifado rifados
Feminine rifada rifadas
Indicative
Present rifo rifas rifa rifamos rifades rifan
Imperfect rifaba rifabas rifaba rifabamos rifabades rifaban
Preterite rifei rifaches rifou rifamos rifastes rifaron
Pluperfect rifara rifaras rifara rifaramos rifarades rifaran
Future rifarei rifarás rifará rifaremos rifaredes rifarán
Conditional rifaría rifarías rifaría rifariamos rifariades rifarían
Subjunctive
Present rife rifes rife rifemos rifedes rifen
Imperfect rifase rifases rifase rifásemos rifásedes rifasen
Future rifar rifares rifar rifarmos rifardes rifaren
Imperative
Affirmative rifa rife rifemos rifade rifen
Negative (non) non rifes non rife non rifemos non rifedes non rifen
    Reintegrated conjugation of rifar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal rifar
Personal rifar rifares rifar rifarmos rifardes rifarem
Gerund
rifando
Past participle
Masculine rifado rifados
Feminine rifada rifadas
Indicative
Present rifo rifas rifa rifamos rifades, rifais rifam
Imperfect rifava rifavas rifava rifávamos rifávades, rifáveis, rifávais1 rifavam
Preterite rifei rifaste, rifache1 rifou rifamos rifastes rifárom, rifaram
Pluperfect rifara rifaras rifara rifáramos rifárades, rifáreis, rifárais1 rifaram
Future rifarei rifarás rifará rifaremos rifaredes, rifareis rifarám, rifarão
Conditional rifaria rifarias rifaria rifaríamos rifaríades, rifaríeis, rifaríais1 rifariam
Subjunctive
Present rife rifes rife rifemos rifedes, rifeis rifem
Imperfect rifasse rifasses rifasse rifássemos rifássedes, rifásseis rifassem
Future rifar rifares rifar rifarmos rifardes rifarem
Imperative
Affirmative rifa rife rifemos rifade, rifai rifem
Negative (nom) nom rifes nom rife nom rifemos nom rifedes, nom rifeis nom rifem

1Less recommended.

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “rifar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Etymology

From rifa (“raffle”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

rifar (first-person singular present rifo, first-person singular preterite rifé, past participle rifado)

  1. to raffle off, draw lots
    Synonym: sortear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rifar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive rifar
gerund rifando
past participle masculine feminine
singular rifado rifada
plural rifados rifadas
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 rifo rifastú
rifásvos 		rifa rifamos rifáis rifan
imperfect rifaba rifabas rifaba rifábamos rifabais rifaban
preterite rifé rifaste rifó rifamos rifasteis rifaron
future rifaré rifarás rifará rifaremos rifaréis rifarán
conditional rifaría rifarías rifaría rifaríamos rifaríais rifarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present rife rifestú
rifésvos2 		rife rifemos riféis rifen
imperfect
(ra) 		rifara rifaras rifara rifáramos rifarais rifaran
imperfect
(se) 		rifase rifases rifase rifásemos rifaseis rifasen
future1 rifare rifares rifare rifáremos rifareis rifaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative rifatú
rifávos 		rife rifemos rifad rifen
negative no rifes no rife no rifemos no riféis no rifen

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

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