assobiar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• assoviar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin assībilāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.so.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.soˈbja(h)], /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.su.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.suˈbja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.so.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.soˈbja(h)], /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.su.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.suˈbja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.so.biˈa(ɾ)/ [a.so.bɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ɾ)/, /a.su.biˈa(ɾ)/ [a.su.bɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.so.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.so.bɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.soˈbja(χ)], /a.su.biˈa(ʁ)/ [a.su.bɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.suˈbja(ʁ)/ [a.suˈbja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.so.biˈa(ɻ)/ [a.so.bɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.soˈbja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.suˈbjaɾ/ [ɐ.suˈβjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.suˈbjaɾ/ [ɐ.suˈβjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.suˈbja.ɾi/ [ɐ.suˈβja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: as‧so‧bi‧ar

Verb

assobiar (first-person singular present assobio, first-person singular preterite assobiei, past participle assobiado)

1. (intransitive) to whistle (to make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth)
2. (transitive) to whistle a song
3. (of a bird) to produce birdsongs

Conjugation

    Conjugation of assobiar (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	assobiar
Personal	assobiar	assobiares	assobiar	assobiarmos	assobiardes	assobiarem
Gerund
	assobiando
Past participle
Masculine	assobiado			assobiados
Feminine	assobiada			assobiadas
Indicative
Present	assobio	assobias	assobia	assobiamos	assobiais	assobiam
Imperfect	assobiava	assobiavas	assobiava	assobiávamos	assobiáveis	assobiavam
Preterite	assobiei	assobiaste	assobiou	assobiamos1, assobiámos2	assobiastes	assobiaram
Pluperfect	assobiara	assobiaras	assobiara	assobiáramos	assobiáreis	assobiaram
Future	assobiarei	assobiarás	assobiará	assobiaremos	assobiareis	assobiarão
Conditional	assobiaria	assobiarias	assobiaria	assobiaríamos	assobiaríeis	assobiariam
Subjunctive
Present	assobie	assobies	assobie	assobiemos	assobieis	assobiem
Imperfect	assobiasse	assobiasses	assobiasse	assobiássemos	assobiásseis	assobiassem
Future	assobiar	assobiares	assobiar	assobiarmos	assobiardes	assobiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		assobia	assobie	assobiemos	assobiai	assobiem
Negative (não)		não assobies	não assobie	não assobiemos	não assobieis	não assobiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• (to whistle): ciciar, sibilar, silvar
• (to produce a birdsong): cantar

Related terms

• assobiada
• assobiadeira
• assobiadela
• assobiado
• assobiador
• assobiante
• assobiável
• assobio