grampear

Portuguese

Etymology

From grampo +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(h)], /ɡɾɐ̃.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(h)], /ɡɾɐ̃.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(ɾ)/, /ɡɾɐ̃.piˈa(ɾ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(χ)], /ɡɾɐ̃.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.peˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈpja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: gram‧pe‧ar

Verb

grampear (first-person singular present grampeio, first-person singular preterite grampeei, past participle grampeado)

1. (Brazil, transitive) to staple (secure with a staple)

   Synonym: agrafar

2. (Brazil, transitive) to bug (to install an electronic listening device in)

Conjugation

	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	grampear
Personal	grampear	grampeares	grampear	grampearmos	grampeardes	grampearem
Gerund
	grampeando
Past participle
Masculine	grampeado			grampeados
Feminine	grampeada			grampeadas
Indicative
Present	grampeio	grampeias	grampeia	grampeamos	grampeais	grampeiam
Imperfect	grampeava	grampeavas	grampeava	grampeávamos	grampeáveis	grampeavam
Preterite	grampeei	grampeaste	grampeou	grampeamos1, grampeámos2	grampeastes	grampearam
Pluperfect	grampeara	grampearas	grampeara	grampeáramos	grampeáreis	grampearam
Future	grampearei	grampearás	grampeará	grampearemos	grampeareis	grampearão
Conditional	grampearia	grampearias	grampearia	grampearíamos	grampearíeis	grampeariam
Subjunctive
Present	grampeie	grampeies	grampeie	grampeemos	grampeeis	grampeiem
Imperfect	grampeasse	grampeasses	grampeasse	grampeássemos	grampeásseis	grampeassem
Future	grampear	grampeares	grampear	grampearmos	grampeardes	grampearem
Imperative
Affirmative		grampeia	grampeie	grampeemos	grampeai	grampeiem
Negative (não)		não grampeies	não grampeie	não grampeemos	não grampeeis	não grampeiem

    Conjugation of grampear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• grampeador

Further reading

• “grampear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024