explodir

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin explōdere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ɐjʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ɐjʃ.pluˈðiɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ɐjʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ɐjʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈði.ɾi], /eʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/ [eʃ.pluˈði.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧dir

Verb

explodir (first-person singular present (Brazil) explodo or (Portugal) expludo, third-person singular present explode, first-person singular preterite explodi, past participle explodido)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to cause/suffer an explosion; to (make) burst
2. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) to manifest (itself) suddenly and noisily
3. (intransitive) to lose temper suddenly and violently
4. (intransitive) to increase rapidly

Usage notes

Historically some authors have considered this verb defective and proscribed its use in certain present-tense conjugations. Nevertheless, modern dictionaries recognize these conjugations, noting their variation between Brazilian and European Portuguese.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of explodir (non-alternating or u-o alternation in present singular) (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	explodir
Personal	explodir	explodires	explodir	explodirmos	explodirdes	explodirem
Gerund
	explodindo
Past participle
Masculine	explodido			explodidos
Feminine	explodida			explodidas
Indicative
Present	explodo1, expludo2	explodes	explode	explodimos	explodis	explodem
Imperfect	explodia	explodias	explodia	explodíamos	explodíeis	explodiam
Preterite	explodi	explodiste	explodiu	explodimos	explodistes	explodiram
Pluperfect	explodira	explodiras	explodira	explodíramos	explodíreis	explodiram
Future	explodirei	explodirás	explodirá	explodiremos	explodireis	explodirão
Conditional	explodiria	explodirias	explodiria	explodiríamos	explodiríeis	explodiriam
Subjunctive
Present	exploda1, expluda2	explodas1, expludas2	exploda1, expluda2	explodamos1, expludamos2	explodais1, expludais2	explodam1, expludam2
Imperfect	explodisse	explodisses	explodisse	explodíssemos	explodísseis	explodissem
Future	explodir	explodires	explodir	explodirmos	explodirdes	explodirem
Imperative
Affirmative		explode	exploda1, expluda2	explodamos1, expludamos2	explodi	explodam1, expludam2
Negative (não)		não explodas1, não expludas2	não exploda1, não expluda2	não explodamos1, não expludamos2	não explodais1, não expludais2	não explodam1, não expludam2

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• explosão
• explosivo

Further reading

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