Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese perceber, from Latin percipere.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.sɨˈbeɾ/ [pɨɾ.sɨˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.sɨˈbe.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.sɨˈβe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: per‧ce‧ber

Verb edit

perceber (first-person singular present percebo, first-person singular preterite percebi, past participle percebido)

  1. (Portugal) to understand
    Synonym: entender
  2. to realize, to notice
    Synonyms: notar, reparar, aperceber
    Tom percebeu que estava sem dinheiro.
    Tom realized that he had no money on him.

Conjugation edit

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:perceber.

Related terms edit