socorrer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• soccorrer (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-éti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korzō

Latin currō

Latin succurrerelbor.

Portuguese socorrer

Learned borrowing from Latin succurrere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [so.koˈhe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [so.koˈhe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /so.koˈʁe(ɾ)/ [so.koˈhe(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /so.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [so.koˈχe(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /so.koˈʁe(ɻ)/ [so.koˈhe(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.kuˈʁeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.kuˈʁeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.kuˈʁe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: so‧cor‧rer

Verb

socorrer (first-person singular present socorro, first-person singular preterite socorri, past participle socorrido)

1. (transitive) to rescue (to save from danger)

   Synonym: acudir

   Socorri o filho de Ana, que estava se afogando. ― I rescued Ana’s son, who was drowning.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of socorrer (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	socorrer
Personal	socorrer	socorreres	socorrer	socorrermos	socorrerdes	socorrerem
Gerund
	socorrendo
Past participle
Masculine	socorrido			socorridos
Feminine	socorrida			socorridas
Indicative
Present	socorro	socorres	socorre	socorremos	socorreis	socorrem
Imperfect	socorria	socorrias	socorria	socorríamos	socorríeis	socorriam
Preterite	socorri	socorreste	socorreu	socorremos	socorrestes	socorreram
Pluperfect	socorrera	socorreras	socorrera	socorrêramos	socorrêreis	socorreram
Future	socorrerei	socorrerás	socorrerá	socorreremos	socorrereis	socorrerão
Conditional	socorreria	socorrerias	socorreria	socorreríamos	socorreríeis	socorreriam
Subjunctive
Present	socorra	socorras	socorra	socorramos	socorrais	socorram
Imperfect	socorresse	socorresses	socorresse	socorrêssemos	socorrêsseis	socorressem
Future	socorrer	socorreres	socorrer	socorrermos	socorrerdes	socorrerem
Imperative
Affirmative		socorre	socorra	socorramos	socorrei	socorram
Negative (não)		não socorras	não socorra	não socorramos	não socorrais	não socorram

Derived terms

• socorro

Related terms

• correr

Further reading

• “socorrer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “socorrer”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “socorrer”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “socorrer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “socorrer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-éti

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korzō

Latin currō

Latin succurrere

Spanish socorrer

Inherited from Latin succurrere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sokoˈreɾ/ [so.koˈreɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: so‧co‧rrer

Verb

socorrer (first-person singular present socorro, first-person singular preterite socorrí, past participle socorrido)

1. to assist, to help, to succor, to aid
2. to pay on account

Conjugation

    Conjugation of socorrer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			socorrer
gerund			socorriendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		socorrido		socorrida
		plural		socorridos		socorridas
		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	socorro	socorrestú socorrésvos	socorre	socorremos	socorréis	socorren
	imperfect	socorría	socorrías	socorría	socorríamos	socorríais	socorrían
	preterite	socorrí	socorriste	socorrió	socorrimos	socorristeis	socorrieron
	future	socorreré	socorrerás	socorrerá	socorreremos	socorreréis	socorrerán
	conditional	socorrería	socorrerías	socorrería	socorreríamos	socorreríais	socorrerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	socorra	socorrastú socorrásvos2	socorra	socorramos	socorráis	socorran
	imperfect (ra)	socorriera	socorrieras	socorriera	socorriéramos	socorrierais	socorrieran
	imperfect (se)	socorriese	socorrieses	socorriese	socorriésemos	socorrieseis	socorriesen
	future1	socorriere	socorrieres	socorriere	socorriéremos	socorriereis	socorrieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		socorretú socorrévos	socorra	socorramos	socorred	socorran
	negative		no socorras	no socorra	no socorramos	no socorráis	no socorran

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

    Selected combined forms of socorrer

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 socorrer	dative	socorrerme	socorrerte	socorrerle, socorrerse	socorrernos	socorreros	socorrerles, socorrerse
	accusative	socorrerme	socorrerte	socorrerlo, socorrerla, socorrerse	socorrernos	socorreros	socorrerlos, socorrerlas, socorrerse
with gerund socorriendo	dative	socorriéndome	socorriéndote	socorriéndole, socorriéndose	socorriéndonos	socorriéndoos	socorriéndoles, socorriéndose
	accusative	socorriéndome	socorriéndote	socorriéndolo, socorriéndola, socorriéndose	socorriéndonos	socorriéndoos	socorriéndolos, socorriéndolas, socorriéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative socorre	dative	socórreme	socórrete	socórrele	socórrenos	not used	socórreles
	accusative	socórreme	socórrete	socórrelo, socórrela	socórrenos	not used	socórrelos, socórrelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative socorré	dative	socorreme	socorrete	socorrele	socorrenos	not used	socorreles
	accusative	socorreme	socorrete	socorrelo, socorrela	socorrenos	not used	socorrelos, socorrelas
with formal second-person singular imperative socorra	dative	socórrame	not used	socórrale, socórrase	socórranos	not used	socórrales
	accusative	socórrame	not used	socórralo, socórrala, socórrase	socórranos	not used	socórralos, socórralas
with first-person plural imperative socorramos	dative	not used	socorrámoste	socorrámosle	socorrámonos	socorrámoos	socorrámosles
	accusative	not used	socorrámoste	socorrámoslo, socorrámosla	socorrámonos	socorrámoos	socorrámoslos, socorrámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative socorred	dative	socorredme	not used	socorredle	socorrednos	socorreos	socorredles
	accusative	socorredme	not used	socorredlo, socorredla	socorrednos	socorreos	socorredlos, socorredlas
with formal second-person plural imperative socorran	dative	socórranme	not used	socórranle	socórrannos	not used	socórranles, socórranse
	accusative	socórranme	not used	socórranlo, socórranla	socórrannos	not used	socórranlos, socórranlas, socórranse

Related terms

• correr
• socorro

Further reading

• “socorrer”, 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