soerguer

Portuguese

Etymology

From so- +‎ erguer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.eʁˈɡe(ʁ)/ [so.eɦˈɡe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.eʁˈɡe(ʁ)/ [so.eɦˈɡe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /so.eɾˈɡe(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /so.eʁˈɡe(ʁ)/ [so.eʁˈɡe(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.eɻˈɡe(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /swɨɾˈɡeɾ/ [swɨɾˈɣeɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /swɨɾˈɡeɾ/ [swɨɾˈɣeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /swɨɾˈɡe.ɾi/ [swɨɾˈɣe.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: so‧er‧guer

Verb

soerguer (first-person singular present soergo, first-person singular preterite soergui, past participle soerguido)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive) to raise oneself a little
   • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:

     Não estou cega, murmurou, e logo alarmada se soergueu na cama, […]

     I'm not blind, she whispered, and then, alarmed, she raised herself a little in her bed, […]

2. (transitive) to raise, to lift a little

   Synonym: solevar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of soerguer (g-gu alternation) (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	soerguer
Personal	soerguer	soergueres	soerguer	soerguermos	soerguerdes	soerguerem
Gerund
	soerguendo
Past participle
Masculine	soerguido			soerguidos
Feminine	soerguida			soerguidas
Indicative
Present	soergo	soergues	soergue	soerguemos	soergueis	soerguem
Imperfect	soerguia	soerguias	soerguia	soerguíamos	soerguíeis	soerguiam
Preterite	soergui	soergueste	soergueu	soerguemos	soerguestes	soergueram
Pluperfect	soerguera	soergueras	soerguera	soerguêramos	soerguêreis	soergueram
Future	soerguerei	soerguerás	soerguerá	soergueremos	soerguereis	soerguerão
Conditional	soergueria	soerguerias	soergueria	soergueríamos	soergueríeis	soergueriam
Subjunctive
Present	soerga	soergas	soerga	soergamos	soergais	soergam
Imperfect	soerguesse	soerguesses	soerguesse	soerguêssemos	soerguêsseis	soerguessem
Future	soerguer	soergueres	soerguer	soerguermos	soerguerdes	soerguerem
Imperative
Affirmative		soergue	soerga	soergamos	soerguei	soergam
Negative (não)		não soergas	não soerga	não soergamos	não soergais	não soergam