fofocar

Portuguese

Etymology

From fofoca (“gossip”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.foˈka(ʁ)/ [fo.foˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fo.foˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fo.foˈka(ʁ)/ [fo.foˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.foˈka(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: fo‧fo‧car

Verb

fofocar (first-person singular present fofoco, first-person singular preterite fofoquei, past participle fofocado)

  1. (Brazil) to gossip (to talk about someone else's private or personal business)
    Synonym: mexericar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of fofocar (c-qu 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 fofocar
Personal fofocar fofocares fofocar fofocarmos fofocardes fofocarem
Gerund
fofocando
Past participle
Masculine fofocado fofocados
Feminine fofocada fofocadas
Indicative
Present fofoco fofocas fofoca fofocamos fofocais fofocam
Imperfect fofocava fofocavas fofocava fofocávamos fofocáveis fofocavam
Preterite fofoquei fofocaste fofocou fofocamos1, fofocámos2 fofocastes fofocaram
Pluperfect fofocara fofocaras fofocara fofocáramos fofocáreis fofocaram
Future fofocarei fofocarás fofocará fofocaremos fofocareis fofocarão
Conditional fofocaria fofocarias fofocaria fofocaríamos fofocaríeis fofocariam
Subjunctive
Present fofoque fofoques fofoque fofoquemos fofoqueis fofoquem
Imperfect fofocasse fofocasses fofocasse fofocássemos fofocásseis fofocassem
Future fofocar fofocares fofocar fofocarmos fofocardes fofocarem
Imperative
Affirmative fofoca fofoque fofoquemos fofocai fofoquem
Negative (não) não fofoques não fofoque não fofoquemos não fofoqueis não fofoquem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

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