cerzir

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cergir

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sarcīre (“to patch”). Compare Spanish surcir.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /seʁˈzi(ʁ)/ [seɦˈzi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seɾˈzi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʁˈzi(ʁ)/ [seʁˈzi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seɻˈzi(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈziɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾˈzi.ɾi/

Hyphenation: cer‧zir

Verb

cerzir (first-person singular present cirzo, third-person singular present cirze, first-person singular preterite cerzi, past participle cerzido) (Brazil)
cerzir (first-person singular present cirzo, third-person singular present cerze, first-person singular preterite cerzi, past participle cerzido) (Portugal)

(transitive) to mend

Conjugation

Brazil

Conjugation of cerzir (e becomes i 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	cerzir
Personal	cerzir	cerzires	cerzir	cerzirmos	cerzirdes	cerzirem
Gerund
	cerzindo
Past participle
Masculine	cerzido			cerzidos
Feminine	cerzida			cerzidas
Indicative
Present	cirzo	cirzes	cirze	cerzimos	cerzis	cirzem
Imperfect	cerzia	cerzias	cerzia	cerzíamos	cerzíeis	cerziam
Preterite	cerzi	cerziste	cerziu	cerzimos	cerzistes	cerziram
Pluperfect	cerzira	cerziras	cerzira	cerzíramos	cerzíreis	cerziram
Future	cerzirei	cerzirás	cerzirá	cerziremos	cerzireis	cerzirão
Conditional	cerziria	cerzirias	cerziria	cerziríamos	cerziríeis	cerziriam
Subjunctive
Present	cirza	cirzas	cirza	cirzamos	cirzais	cirzam
Imperfect	cerzisse	cerzisses	cerzisse	cerzíssemos	cerzísseis	cerzissem
Future	cerzir	cerzires	cerzir	cerzirmos	cerzirdes	cerzirem
Imperative
Affirmative		cirze	cirza	cirzamos	cerzi	cirzam
Negative (não)		não cirzas	não cirza	não cirzamos	não cirzais	não cirzam

Portugal

Conjugation of cerzir (i-e alternation in present singular) (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	cerzir
Personal	cerzir	cerzires	cerzir	cerzirmos	cerzirdes	cerzirem
Gerund
	cerzindo
Past participle
Masculine	cerzido			cerzidos
Feminine	cerzida			cerzidas
Indicative
Present	cirzo	cerzes	cerze	cerzimos	cerzis	cerzem
Imperfect	cerzia	cerzias	cerzia	cerzíamos	cerzíeis	cerziam
Preterite	cerzi	cerziste	cerziu	cerzimos	cerzistes	cerziram
Pluperfect	cerzira	cerziras	cerzira	cerzíramos	cerzíreis	cerziram
Future	cerzirei	cerzirás	cerzirá	cerziremos	cerzireis	cerzirão
Conditional	cerziria	cerzirias	cerziria	cerziríamos	cerziríeis	cerziriam
Subjunctive
Present	cirza	cirzas	cirza	cirzamos	cirzais	cirzam
Imperfect	cerzisse	cerzisses	cerzisse	cerzíssemos	cerzísseis	cerzissem
Future	cerzir	cerzires	cerzir	cerzirmos	cerzirdes	cerzirem
Imperative
Affirmative		cerze	cirza	cirzamos	cerzi	cirzam
Negative (não)		não cirzas	não cirza	não cirzamos	não cirzais	não cirzam