Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pi.eˈda(ʁ)/ [a.pɪ.eˈda(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pjeˈda(ʁ)/ [a.pjeˈda(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pi.eˈda(ɾ)/ [a.pɪ.eˈda(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pjeˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pi.eˈda(ʁ)/ [a.pɪ.eˈda(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pjeˈda(ʁ)/ [a.pjeˈda(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pi.eˈda(ɻ)/ [a.pɪ.eˈda(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pjeˈda(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pjɛˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.pjɛˈðaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pjɛˈda.ɾi/ [ɐ.pjɛˈða.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧pi‧e‧dar

Verb edit

apiedar (first-person singular present apiedo, first-person singular preterite apiedei, past participle apiedado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to pity (to feel pity for)
    Eu ia matar as formiguinhas, mas me apiedei delas.
    I was going to kill the little ants, but I felt pity for them.

Usage notes edit

This verb usually has an inchoative lexical aspect.

Conjugation edit