achar

English

Etymology

From Hindustani आचार / آچار (āćār), from Persian

Noun

achar (plural achars)

1. A spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aˈʃaɾ/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧char

Etymology 1

Hindustani

Noun

achar m (plural achares)

1. achar

Etymology 2

Latin afflāre, present active infinitive of afflō. Cognate with Spanish hallar.

Verb

achar (first-person singular present indicative acho, past participle achado)

1. (transitive) to find, to guess

   Não consigo achar meu dicionário! - "I can't find my dictionary!"

2. (transitive) to think, to seek, to look for

   Eu acho que minha tia chegou ontem. - “I think that my aunt arrived yesterday.”

3. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of achar
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of achar
5. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of achar
6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of achar

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb achar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	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	achar
Personal	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharem
Gerund
	achando
Past participle
Masculine	achado			achados
Feminine	achada			achadas
Indicative
Present	acho	achas	acha	achamos	achais	acham
Imperfect	achava	achavas	achava	achávamos	acháveis	achavam
Preterite	achei	achaste	achou	achamos achámos	achastes	acharam
Pluperfect	achara	acharas	achara	acháramos	acháreis	acharam
Future	acharei	acharás	achará	acharemos	achareis	acharão
Conditional	acharia	acharias	acharia	acharíamos	acharíeis	achariam
Subjunctive
Present	ache	aches	ache	achemos	acheis	achem
Imperfect	achasse	achasses	achasse	achássemos	achásseis	achassem
Future	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharem
Imperative
Affirmative	ache	acha	ache	achemos	achai	achem
Negative (não)	ache	aches	ache	achemos	acheis	achem