azarar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic زَهْر (zahr, “dice”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.zaˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.zaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.zaˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.zaˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.zaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.zaˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.zaˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɐˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɐˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.zɐˈɾa.ɾi/

Verb

azarar (first-person singular present azaro, first-person singular preterite azarei, past participle azarado)

1. (transitive) to jinx (to bring bad luck to)
2. to hit on; to flirt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of azarar (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	azarar
Personal	azarar	azarares	azarar	azararmos	azarardes	azararem
Gerund
	azarando
Past participle
Masculine	azarado			azarados
Feminine	azarada			azaradas
Indicative
Present	azaro	azaras	azara	azaramos	azarais	azaram
Imperfect	azarava	azaravas	azarava	azarávamos	azaráveis	azaravam
Preterite	azarei	azaraste	azarou	azaramos1, azarámos2	azarastes	azararam
Pluperfect	azarara	azararas	azarara	azaráramos	azaráreis	azararam
Future	azararei	azararás	azarará	azararemos	azarareis	azararão
Conditional	azararia	azararias	azararia	azararíamos	azararíeis	azarariam
Subjunctive
Present	azare	azares	azare	azaremos	azareis	azarem
Imperfect	azarasse	azarasses	azarasse	azarássemos	azarásseis	azarassem
Future	azarar	azarares	azarar	azararmos	azarardes	azararem
Imperative
Affirmative		azara	azare	azaremos	azarai	azarem
Negative (não)		não azares	não azare	não azaremos	não azareis	não azarem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “azarar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “azarar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From azar +‎ -ar, from Arabic الزَّهْر (az-zahr, “dice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθaˈɾaɾ/ [a.θaˈɾaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /asaˈɾaɾ/ [a.saˈɾaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧za‧rar

Verb

azarar (first-person singular present azaro, first-person singular preterite azaré, past participle azarado)

1. to alarm, to frighten

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:asustar

2. (reflexive) to blush

Conjugation

    Conjugation of azarar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			azarar
gerund			azarando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		azarado		azarada
		plural		azarados		azaradas
		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	azaro	azarastú azarásvos	azara	azaramos	azaráis	azaran
	imperfect	azaraba	azarabas	azaraba	azarábamos	azarabais	azaraban
	preterite	azaré	azaraste	azaró	azaramos	azarasteis	azararon
	future	azararé	azararás	azarará	azararemos	azararéis	azararán
	conditional	azararía	azararías	azararía	azararíamos	azararíais	azararían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	azare	azarestú azarésvos2	azare	azaremos	azaréis	azaren
	imperfect (ra)	azarara	azararas	azarara	azaráramos	azararais	azararan
	imperfect (se)	azarase	azarases	azarase	azarásemos	azaraseis	azarasen
	future1	azarare	azarares	azarare	azaráremos	azarareis	azararen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		azaratú azarávos	azare	azaremos	azarad	azaren
	negative		no azares	no azare	no azaremos	no azaréis	no azaren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of azarar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive azarar	dative	azararme	azararte	azararle, azararse	azararnos	azararos	azararles, azararse
	accusative	azararme	azararte	azararlo, azararla, azararse	azararnos	azararos	azararlos, azararlas, azararse
with gerund azarando	dative	azarándome	azarándote	azarándole, azarándose	azarándonos	azarándoos	azarándoles, azarándose
	accusative	azarándome	azarándote	azarándolo, azarándola, azarándose	azarándonos	azarándoos	azarándolos, azarándolas, azarándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative azara	dative	azárame	azárate	azárale	azáranos	not used	azárales
	accusative	azárame	azárate	azáralo, azárala	azáranos	not used	azáralos, azáralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative azará	dative	azarame	azarate	azarale	azaranos	not used	azarales
	accusative	azarame	azarate	azaralo, azarala	azaranos	not used	azaralos, azaralas
with formal second-person singular imperative azare	dative	azáreme	not used	azárele, azárese	azárenos	not used	azáreles
	accusative	azáreme	not used	azárelo, azárela, azárese	azárenos	not used	azárelos, azárelas
with first-person plural imperative azaremos	dative	not used	azarémoste	azarémosle	azarémonos	azarémoos	azarémosles
	accusative	not used	azarémoste	azarémoslo, azarémosla	azarémonos	azarémoos	azarémoslos, azarémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative azarad	dative	azaradme	not used	azaradle	azaradnos	azaraos	azaradles
	accusative	azaradme	not used	azaradlo, azaradla	azaradnos	azaraos	azaradlos, azaradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative azaren	dative	azárenme	not used	azárenle	azárennos	not used	azárenles, azárense
	accusative	azárenme	not used	azárenlo, azárenla	azárennos	not used	azárenlos, azárenlas, azárense

Further reading

• “azarar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025