palejar

Catalan

Etymology

From pala +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pə.ləˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pa.leˈd͡ʒaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pa.leˈʒa]

Verb

palejar (first-person singular present palejo, first-person singular preterite palegí, past participle palejat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. to shovel
2. to paddle (a canoe)
3. to stir with a paddle

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of palejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			palejar
gerund			palejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		palejat		palejada
		plural		palejats		palejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	palejo	paleges	paleja	palegem	palegeu	palegen
	imperfect	palejava	palejaves	palejava	palejàvem	palejàveu	palejaven
	future	palejaré	palejaràs	palejarà	palejarem	palejareu	palejaran
	preterite	palegí	palejares	palejà	palejàrem	palejàreu	palejaren
	conditional	palejaria	palejaries	palejaria	palejaríem	palejaríeu	palejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	palegi	palegis	palegi	palegem	palegeu	palegin
	imperfect	palegés	palegessis	palegés	palegéssim	palegéssiu	palegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	paleja	palegi	palegem	palegeu	palegin
	negative (no)	—	no palegis	no palegi	no palegem	no palegeu	no palegin

Derived terms

• paleig
• palejador

Further reading

• “palejar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pallēre + Portuguese -ejar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.leˈʒa(ʁ)/ [pa.leˈʒa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɨˈʒaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɨˈʒaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɨˈʒa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pa‧le‧jar

Verb

palejar (first-person singular present palejo, first-person singular preterite palejei, past participle palejado) (Brazil)

1. (intransitive) synonym of palidejar
2. (transitive, intransitive) synonym of palidecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of palejar (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	palejar
Personal	palejar	palejares	palejar	palejarmos	palejardes	palejarem
Gerund
	palejando
Past participle
Masculine	palejado			palejados
Feminine	palejada			palejadas
Indicative
Present	palejo	palejas	paleja	palejamos	palejais	palejam
Imperfect	palejava	palejavas	palejava	palejávamos	palejáveis	palejavam
Preterite	palejei	palejaste	palejou	palejamos1, palejámos2	palejastes	palejaram
Pluperfect	palejara	palejaras	palejara	palejáramos	palejáreis	palejaram
Future	palejarei	palejarás	palejará	palejaremos	palejareis	palejarão
Conditional	palejaria	palejarias	palejaria	palejaríamos	palejaríeis	palejariam
Subjunctive
Present	paleje	palejes	paleje	palejemos	palejeis	palejem
Imperfect	palejasse	palejasses	palejasse	palejássemos	palejásseis	palejassem
Future	palejar	palejares	palejar	palejarmos	palejardes	palejarem
Imperative
Affirmative		paleja	paleje	palejemos	palejai	palejem
Negative (não)		não palejes	não paleje	não palejemos	não palejeis	não palejem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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