engalfinhar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• galfinhar

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡal.fiˈɲaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡaɫ.fiˈɲaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡal.fiˈɲaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡaɫ.fiˈɲaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡal.fiˈɲa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡaɫ.fiˈɲa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: en‧gal‧fi‧nhar

Verb

engalfinhar (first-person singular present engalfinho, first-person singular preterite engalfinhei, past participle engalfinhado)

1. to grab at, take hold
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, informal) to tussle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engalfinhar (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	engalfinhar
Personal	engalfinhar	engalfinhares	engalfinhar	engalfinharmos	engalfinhardes	engalfinharem
Gerund
	engalfinhando
Past participle
Masculine	engalfinhado			engalfinhados
Feminine	engalfinhada			engalfinhadas
Indicative
Present	engalfinho	engalfinhas	engalfinha	engalfinhamos	engalfinhais	engalfinham
Imperfect	engalfinhava	engalfinhavas	engalfinhava	engalfinhávamos	engalfinháveis	engalfinhavam
Preterite	engalfinhei	engalfinhaste	engalfinhou	engalfinhamos1, engalfinhámos2	engalfinhastes	engalfinharam
Pluperfect	engalfinhara	engalfinharas	engalfinhara	engalfinháramos	engalfinháreis	engalfinharam
Future	engalfinharei	engalfinharás	engalfinhará	engalfinharemos	engalfinhareis	engalfinharão
Conditional	engalfinharia	engalfinharias	engalfinharia	engalfinharíamos	engalfinharíeis	engalfinhariam
Subjunctive
Present	engalfinhe	engalfinhes	engalfinhe	engalfinhemos	engalfinheis	engalfinhem
Imperfect	engalfinhasse	engalfinhasses	engalfinhasse	engalfinhássemos	engalfinhásseis	engalfinhassem
Future	engalfinhar	engalfinhares	engalfinhar	engalfinharmos	engalfinhardes	engalfinharem
Imperative
Affirmative		engalfinha	engalfinhe	engalfinhemos	engalfinhai	engalfinhem
Negative (não)		não engalfinhes	não engalfinhe	não engalfinhemos	não engalfinheis	não engalfinhem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “engalfinhar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “engalfinhar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “engalfinhar” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “engalfinhar” in Dicionário inFormal.