perguntar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese preguntar, from Latin percontārī, present active infinitive of percontor (“I inquire”).

Pronunciation

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    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Paulista" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpeɹ.ɡũ.ˈta(ɹ)/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpeɻ.ɡũ.ˈta(ɻ)/
    • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northeast Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpɛh.ɡũ.ˈta(h)/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɨɾ.ɣũ.ˈtaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: per‧gun‧tar

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to ask (request an answer)
    Pergunta a alguém. ― Ask anybody.
    Alguém perguntou por você. ― Someone asked for you.
    Synonyms: indagar, inquirir, interpelar, interrogar, questionar
    Antonyms: replicar, responder
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to wonder (query in the mind)
    "Que horas são", perguntou-se. ― "What time is it?" he wondered.
    Synonym: ponderar

Conjugation

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