macaquear

Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.keˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.keˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ʁ)/ [ma.ka.keˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ka.keˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈkjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈkjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈkja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧que‧ar

Verb

macaquear (first-person singular present macaqueio, first-person singular preterite macaqueei, past participle macaqueado)

1. to act like a monkey
2. to ape (to imitate)

   Synonym: imitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of macaquear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	macaquear
Personal	macaquear	macaqueares	macaquear	macaquearmos	macaqueardes	macaquearem
Gerund
	macaqueando
Past participle
Masculine	macaqueado			macaqueados
Feminine	macaqueada			macaqueadas
Indicative
Present	macaqueio	macaqueias	macaqueia	macaqueamos	macaqueais	macaqueiam
Imperfect	macaqueava	macaqueavas	macaqueava	macaqueávamos	macaqueáveis	macaqueavam
Preterite	macaqueei	macaqueaste	macaqueou	macaqueamos1, macaqueámos2	macaqueastes	macaquearam
Pluperfect	macaqueara	macaquearas	macaqueara	macaqueáramos	macaqueáreis	macaquearam
Future	macaquearei	macaquearás	macaqueará	macaquearemos	macaqueareis	macaquearão
Conditional	macaquearia	macaquearias	macaquearia	macaquearíamos	macaquearíeis	macaqueariam
Subjunctive
Present	macaqueie	macaqueies	macaqueie	macaqueemos	macaqueeis	macaqueiem
Imperfect	macaqueasse	macaqueasses	macaqueasse	macaqueássemos	macaqueásseis	macaqueassem
Future	macaquear	macaqueares	macaquear	macaquearmos	macaqueardes	macaquearem
Imperative
Affirmative		macaqueia	macaqueie	macaqueemos	macaqueai	macaqueiem
Negative (não)		não macaqueies	não macaqueie	não macaqueemos	não macaqueeis	não macaqueiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “macaquear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.