ouvir
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Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ouvyr, oyr, from earlier ouir, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).
Cognate with Portuguese ouvir, Spanish oír, Catalan oir, Occitan ausir, French ouïr, Italian udire and Romanian auzi.
Pronunciation
Verb
ouvir (first-person singular present ouzo, first-person singular preterite ouvín, past participle ouvido)
ouvir (first-person singular present ouço, first-person singular preterite ouvim or ouvi, past participle ouvido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)
- Synonym: sentir
Conjugation
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | ouvir | |||||
| Personal | ouvir | ouvires | ouvir | ouvirmos | ouvirdes | ouviren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| ouvindo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | ouvido | ouvidos | ||||
| Feminine | ouvida | ouvidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | ouzo | ouves | ouve | ouvimos | ouvides | ouven |
| Imperfect | ouvía | ouvías | ouvía | ouviamos | ouviades | ouvían |
| Preterite | ouvín | ouviches | ouviu | ouvimos | ouvistes | ouviron |
| Pluperfect | ouvira | ouviras | ouvira | ouviramos | ouvirades | ouviran |
| Future | ouvirei | ouvirás | ouvirá | ouviremos | ouviredes | ouvirán |
| Conditional | ouviría | ouvirías | ouviría | ouviriamos | ouviriades | ouvirían |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | ouza | ouzas | ouza | ouzamos | ouzades | ouzan |
| Imperfect | ouvise | ouvises | ouvise | ouvísemos | ouvísedes | ouvisen |
| Future | ouvir | ouvires | ouvir | ouvirmos | ouvirdes | ouviren |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | ouve | ouza | ouzamos | ouvide | ouzan | |
| Negative (non) | non ouzas | non ouza | non ouzamos | non ouzades | non ouzan | |
1Less recommended.
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ouvir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ouvyr, oyr, from earlier ouir, from Latin audīre, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).
Cognate with Galician ouvir, Spanish oír, Catalan oir, Occitan ausir, French ouïr, Italian udire and Romanian auzi.
Pronunciation
Verb
ouvir (first-person singular present ouço or oiço, first-person singular preterite ouvi, past participle ouvido)
- (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:
- Se ao menos a gente pudesse ouvir o que estão dizendo!
- If at least we could hear what they're saying!
- (transitive, figuratively) to pay attention to
- (transitive, figuratively) to take into account, take into consideration
- (intransitive) to have the sense of hearing
- (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to be reprimanded, be embarrassed
Conjugation
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Descendants
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