gripar

Portuguese

Etymology

From gripe (“the flu”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾiˈpa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: gri‧par

Verb

gripar (first-person singular present gripo, first-person singular preterite gripei, past participle gripado)

1. (intransitive or pronominal) to catch the flu

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gripar (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	gripar
Personal	gripar	gripares	gripar	griparmos	gripardes	griparem
Gerund
	gripando
Past participle
Masculine	gripado			gripados
Feminine	gripada			gripadas
Indicative
Present	gripo	gripas	gripa	gripamos	gripais	gripam
Imperfect	gripava	gripavas	gripava	gripávamos	gripáveis	gripavam
Preterite	gripei	gripaste	gripou	gripamos1, gripámos2	gripastes	griparam
Pluperfect	gripara	griparas	gripara	gripáramos	gripáreis	griparam
Future	griparei	griparás	gripará	griparemos	gripareis	griparão
Conditional	griparia	griparias	griparia	griparíamos	griparíeis	gripariam
Subjunctive
Present	gripe	gripes	gripe	gripemos	gripeis	gripem
Imperfect	gripasse	gripasses	gripasse	gripássemos	gripásseis	gripassem
Future	gripar	gripares	gripar	griparmos	gripardes	griparem
Imperative
Affirmative		gripa	gripe	gripemos	gripai	gripem
Negative (não)		não gripes	não gripe	não gripemos	não gripeis	não gripem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• gripado
• gripe

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gripper (“to grasp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈpaɾ/ [ɡɾiˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: gri‧par

Verb

gripar (first-person singular present gripo, first-person singular preterite gripé, past participle gripado)

1. to cause mechanical gears to jam; to seize up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gripar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			gripar
gerund			gripando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		gripado		gripada
		plural		gripados		gripadas
		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	gripo	gripastú gripásvos	gripa	gripamos	gripáis	gripan
	imperfect	gripaba	gripabas	gripaba	gripábamos	gripabais	gripaban
	preterite	gripé	gripaste	gripó	gripamos	gripasteis	griparon
	future	griparé	griparás	gripará	griparemos	griparéis	griparán
	conditional	griparía	griparías	griparía	griparíamos	griparíais	griparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	gripe	gripestú gripésvos2	gripe	gripemos	gripéis	gripen
	imperfect (ra)	gripara	griparas	gripara	gripáramos	griparais	griparan
	imperfect (se)	gripase	gripases	gripase	gripásemos	gripaseis	gripasen
	future1	gripare	gripares	gripare	gripáremos	gripareis	griparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		gripatú gripávos	gripe	gripemos	gripad	gripen
	negative		no gripes	no gripe	no gripemos	no gripéis	no gripen

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

    Selected combined forms of gripar

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 gripar	dative	griparme	griparte	griparle, griparse	griparnos	griparos	griparles, griparse
	accusative	griparme	griparte	griparlo, griparla, griparse	griparnos	griparos	griparlos, griparlas, griparse
with gerund gripando	dative	gripándome	gripándote	gripándole, gripándose	gripándonos	gripándoos	gripándoles, gripándose
	accusative	gripándome	gripándote	gripándolo, gripándola, gripándose	gripándonos	gripándoos	gripándolos, gripándolas, gripándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative gripa	dative	grípame	grípate	grípale	grípanos	not used	grípales
	accusative	grípame	grípate	grípalo, grípala	grípanos	not used	grípalos, grípalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative gripá	dative	gripame	gripate	gripale	gripanos	not used	gripales
	accusative	gripame	gripate	gripalo, gripala	gripanos	not used	gripalos, gripalas
with formal second-person singular imperative gripe	dative	grípeme	not used	grípele, grípese	grípenos	not used	grípeles
	accusative	grípeme	not used	grípelo, grípela, grípese	grípenos	not used	grípelos, grípelas
with first-person plural imperative gripemos	dative	not used	gripémoste	gripémosle	gripémonos	gripémoos	gripémosles
	accusative	not used	gripémoste	gripémoslo, gripémosla	gripémonos	gripémoos	gripémoslos, gripémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative gripad	dative	gripadme	not used	gripadle	gripadnos	gripaos	gripadles
	accusative	gripadme	not used	gripadlo, gripadla	gripadnos	gripaos	gripadlos, gripadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative gripen	dative	grípenme	not used	grípenle	grípennos	not used	grípenles, grípense
	accusative	grípenme	not used	grípenlo, grípenla	grípennos	not used	grípenlos, grípenlas, grípense

Further reading

• “gripar”, 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

Swedish

Noun

gripar

1. indefinite plural of grip