snifar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sniff.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [iz.niˈfa(h)], /ez.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [ez.niˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [iz.niˈfa(h)], /ez.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [ez.niˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /iz.niˈfa(ɾ)/, /ez.niˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [iʒ.niˈfa(χ)], /eʒ.niˈfa(ʁ)/ [eʒ.niˈfa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.niˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sniˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sniˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sniˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: sni‧far

Verb

snifar (first-person singular present snifo, first-person singular preterite snifei, past participle snifado)

1. (Portugal, slang) to snort (inhale (usually a drug) through the nose)

   Synonym: cheirar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of snifar (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	snifar
Personal	snifar	snifares	snifar	snifarmos	snifardes	snifarem
Gerund
	snifando
Past participle
Masculine	snifado			snifados
Feminine	snifada			snifadas
Indicative
Present	snifo	snifas	snifa	snifamos	snifais	snifam
Imperfect	snifava	snifavas	snifava	snifávamos	snifáveis	snifavam
Preterite	snifei	snifaste	snifou	snifamos1, snifámos2	snifastes	snifaram
Pluperfect	snifara	snifaras	snifara	snifáramos	snifáreis	snifaram
Future	snifarei	snifarás	snifará	snifaremos	snifareis	snifarão
Conditional	snifaria	snifarias	snifaria	snifaríamos	snifaríeis	snifariam
Subjunctive
Present	snife	snifes	snife	snifemos	snifeis	snifem
Imperfect	snifasse	snifasses	snifasse	snifássemos	snifásseis	snifassem
Future	snifar	snifares	snifar	snifarmos	snifardes	snifarem
Imperative
Affirmative		snifa	snife	snifemos	snifai	snifem
Negative (não)		não snifes	não snife	não snifemos	não snifeis	não snifem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• snifada
• snifadela