engraxar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ graxa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾaˈʃa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃaɾ/, /ẽ.ɡɾɐˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃaɾ/, /ẽ.ɡɾɐˈʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾaˈʃa.ɾi/, /ẽ.ɡɾɐˈʃa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧gra‧xar

Verb

engraxar (first-person singular present engraxo, first-person singular preterite engraxei, past participle engraxado)

1. to grease, lubricate
2. to polish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engraxar (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	engraxar
Personal	engraxar	engraxares	engraxar	engraxarmos	engraxardes	engraxarem
Gerund
	engraxando
Past participle
Masculine	engraxado			engraxados
Feminine	engraxada			engraxadas
Indicative
Present	engraxo	engraxas	engraxa	engraxamos	engraxais	engraxam
Imperfect	engraxava	engraxavas	engraxava	engraxávamos	engraxáveis	engraxavam
Preterite	engraxei	engraxaste	engraxou	engraxamos1, engraxámos2	engraxastes	engraxaram
Pluperfect	engraxara	engraxaras	engraxara	engraxáramos	engraxáreis	engraxaram
Future	engraxarei	engraxarás	engraxará	engraxaremos	engraxareis	engraxarão
Conditional	engraxaria	engraxarias	engraxaria	engraxaríamos	engraxaríeis	engraxariam
Subjunctive
Present	engraxe	engraxes	engraxe	engraxemos	engraxeis	engraxem
Imperfect	engraxasse	engraxasses	engraxasse	engraxássemos	engraxásseis	engraxassem
Future	engraxar	engraxares	engraxar	engraxarmos	engraxardes	engraxarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engraxa	engraxe	engraxemos	engraxai	engraxem
Negative (não)		não engraxes	não engraxe	não engraxemos	não engraxeis	não engraxem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• engraxador
• engraxate

Further reading

• “engraxar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.