Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French surprendre, with conjugation based on related Portuguese verbs like compreender; cf. prender.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suh.pɾe.ẽˈde(h)], /suʁ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suh.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(h)], (faster pronunciation) /suʁ.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suh.pɾjẽˈde(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɾ)/, /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ɾ)/ [suɾ.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈde(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suχ.pɾe.ẽˈde(χ)], /suʁ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suχ.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /suʁ.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/ [suχ.pɾjẽˈde(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suɻ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈdeɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈdeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈde.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈde.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧en‧der

Verb edit

surpreender (first-person singular present surpreendo, first-person singular preterite surpreendi, past participle surpreendido)

  1. to surprise
  2. to astonish

Conjugation edit

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