perguntar

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Metathesis of preguntar, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, alteration of Latin percontārī.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.ɡũˈtaɾ/ [pɨɾ.ɣũˈtaɾ], (dialectal) /pɾɨ.ɡũˈtaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ɣũˈtaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.ɡũˈta.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.ɣũˈta.ɾi], (dialectal) /pɾɨ.ɡũˈta.ɾi/ [pɾɨ.ɣũˈta.ɾi]

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /pɛɦ.ɡũˈta(h)/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /piɹ.ɡũˈta(ɹ)/
  • Hyphenation: per‧gun‧tar

Verb[edit]

perguntar (first-person singular present pergunto, first-person singular preterite perguntei, past participle perguntado)

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

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