ruir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ruere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi(ɻ)/
 

Verb

ruir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present rui, first-person singular preterite ruí, past participle ruído)

  1. to collapse (to fall down suddenly; to cave in)
  2. (figuratively) to collapse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ruir (irregular; defective) (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 ruir
Personal ruir ruíres ruir ruirmos ruirdes ruírem
Gerund
ruindo
Past participle
Masculine ruído ruídos
Feminine ruída ruídas
Indicative
Present — ruis rui ruímos ruís ruem
Imperfect ruía ruías ruía ruíamos ruíeis ruíam
Preterite ruí ruíste ruiu ruímos ruístes ruíram
Pluperfect ruíra ruíras ruíra ruíramos ruíreis ruíram
Future ruirei ruirás ruirá ruiremos ruireis ruirão
Conditional ruiria ruirias ruiria ruiríamos ruiríeis ruiriam
Subjunctive
Present — — — — — —
Imperfect ruísse ruísses ruísse ruíssemos ruísseis ruíssem
Future ruir ruíres ruir ruirmos ruirdes ruírem
Imperative
Affirmative rui — — ruí —
Negative (não) — — — — —
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