empurrar

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese empurrar and Asturian emburriar. Perhaps from apurrar (“to incite”), apurrir (“to put closer”), from Latin porrigō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [em.pu.ˈraɾ]

Verb

empurrar (first-person singular present empurro, first-person singular preterite empurrei, past participle empurrado)

1. to push

   Synonyms: apuxar, cotifar, empuxar

2. to incite, egg on

   Synonyms: apurrar, incitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empurrar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empurrar
Personal	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurraren
Gerund
	empurrando
Past participle
Masculine	empurrado			empurrados
Feminine	empurrada			empurradas
Indicative
Present	empurro	empurras	empurra	empurramos	empurrades	empurran
Imperfect	empurraba	empurrabas	empurraba	empurrabamos	empurrabades	empurraban
Preterite	empurrei	empurraches	empurrou	empurramos	empurrastes	empurraron
Pluperfect	empurrara	empurraras	empurrara	empurraramos	empurrarades	empurraran
Future	empurrarei	empurrarás	empurrará	empurraremos	empurraredes	empurrarán
Conditional	empurraría	empurrarías	empurraría	empurrariamos	empurrariades	empurrarían
Subjunctive
Present	empurre	empurres	empurre	empurremos	empurredes	empurren
Imperfect	empurrase	empurrases	empurrase	empurrásemos	empurrásedes	empurrasen
Future	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurraren
Imperative
Affirmative		empurra	empurre	empurremos	empurrade	empurren
Negative (non)		non empurres	non empurre	non empurremos	non empurredes	non empurren

    Reintegrated conjugation of empurrar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	empurrar
Personal	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurrarem
Gerund
	empurrando
Past participle
Masculine	empurrado			empurrados
Feminine	empurrada			empurradas
Indicative
Present	empurro	empurras	empurra	empurramos	empurrades, empurrais	empurram
Imperfect	empurrava	empurravas	empurrava	empurrávamos	empurrávades, empurráveis, empurrávais1	empurravam
Preterite	empurrei	empurraste, empurrache1	empurrou	empurramos	empurrastes	empurrárom, empurraram
Pluperfect	empurrara	empurraras	empurrara	empurráramos	empurrárades, empurráreis, empurrárais1	empurraram
Future	empurrarei	empurrarás	empurrará	empurraremos	empurraredes, empurrareis	empurrarám, empurrarão
Conditional	empurraria	empurrarias	empurraria	empurraríamos	empurraríades, empurraríeis, empurraríais1	empurrariam
Subjunctive
Present	empurre	empurres	empurre	empurremos	empurredes, empurreis	empurrem
Imperfect	empurrasse	empurrasses	empurrasse	empurrássemos	empurrássedes, empurrásseis	empurrassem
Future	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empurra	empurre	empurremos	empurrade, empurrai	empurrem
Negative (nom)		nom empurres	nom empurre	nom empurremos	nom empurredes, nom empurreis	nom empurrem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• empurrón

Related terms

• apurrar
• apurrir

References

• “empurrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “empurrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “empurrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empujar (“to push”), from Late Latin impulsāre, frequentative of Latin impellere (“to push”). Doublet of impulsar and empuxar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.puˈχa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.puˈχa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.puˈha(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.puˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.puˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.puˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.puˈʁa.ɾi/

Verb

empurrar (first-person singular present empurro, first-person singular preterite empurrei, past participle empurrado)

1. (transitive) to push (apply a force to (an object) so that it moves away)
2. (transitive) to push (e.g. a button)
3. (transitive) to sell a product that is overpriced and/or of low quality, especially with malice
4. (transitive) to wash down (to drink liquid to help to swallow food or a pill)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empurrar (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	empurrar
Personal	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurrarem
Gerund
	empurrando
Past participle
Masculine	empurrado			empurrados
Feminine	empurrada			empurradas
Indicative
Present	empurro	empurras	empurra	empurramos	empurrais	empurram
Imperfect	empurrava	empurravas	empurrava	empurrávamos	empurráveis	empurravam
Preterite	empurrei	empurraste	empurrou	empurramos1, empurrámos2	empurrastes	empurraram
Pluperfect	empurrara	empurraras	empurrara	empurráramos	empurráreis	empurraram
Future	empurrarei	empurrarás	empurrará	empurraremos	empurrareis	empurrarão
Conditional	empurraria	empurrarias	empurraria	empurraríamos	empurraríeis	empurrariam
Subjunctive
Present	empurre	empurres	empurre	empurremos	empurreis	empurrem
Imperfect	empurrasse	empurrasses	empurrasse	empurrássemos	empurrásseis	empurrassem
Future	empurrar	empurrares	empurrar	empurrarmos	empurrardes	empurrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		empurra	empurre	empurremos	empurrai	empurrem
Negative (não)		não empurres	não empurre	não empurremos	não empurreis	não empurrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• empurrão