chorar
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chorar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”). Compare Portuguese chorar and Spanish llorar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]chorar (first-person singular present choro, first-person singular preterite chorei, past participle chorado)
- to cry, weep
- Synonyms: bagoar, bagoxar, bagullar, esbagoar, esbagullar, lagrimexar, lepear
- (informal) to complain
- (transitive, slang) to steal; to shoplift
- 2009, Malándromeda, Festa malandrómica [song]:
- ti tes estilo incluso chorando un bolso
- you have class, even when stealing a bag
- 2009, Malándromeda, Festa malandrómica [song]:
Conjugation
[edit]1Less recommended.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chorar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chorar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chorar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chorar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chorar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”).
Verb
[edit]chorar
- to cry; to weep
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 7 (facsimile):
- Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.
- This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.
- Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | simple | chorar | |||||||
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compound | infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
gerund | simple | chorando | |||||||
compound | gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
masculine | chorado | chorada | |||||||
feminine | chorados | choradas | |||||||
present participle | chorante | chorantes | |||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | choro | choras | chora | choramos | chorades | choran | ||
imperfect | chorava | choravas | chorava | choravamos, chorávamos | choravades, chorávades | choravan | |||
preterite | chorei | choraste, chorasche, chorache | chorou | choramos | chorastes | choraron | |||
pluperfect | chorara | choraras | chorara | choraramos, choráramos | chorarades, chorárades | choraran | |||
future | chorarei | chorarás | chorará | choraremos | choraredes | chorarán | |||
conditional | choraria | chorarias | choraria | chorariamos, choraríamos | chorariades, choraríades | chorarian | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
subjunctive mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
simple tenses |
present | chore | chores | chore | choremos | choredes | choren | ||
preterite | chorasse | chorasses | chorasse | chorássemos | chorássedes | chorassen | |||
future | chorar | chorares | chorar | chorarmos | chorardes | choraren | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | |||||||
pluperfect | preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle | ||||||||
imperative mood | — | tu | vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
— | |||
affirmative | — | chora | chore | choremos | chorade | — | |||
negative | — | non chores | non chore | non choremos | non choredes | — | |||
personal infinitive | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |||
chorar | chorares | chorar | chorarmos | chorardes | choraren | ||||
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver". |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Nominalization of Etymology 1.
Noun
[edit]chorar m
- cry (shedding of tears)
Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chorar, from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”). Compare Galician chorar and Spanish llorar.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: cho‧rar
Verb
[edit]chorar (first-person singular present choro, first-person singular preterite chorei, past participle chorado)
- (intransitive) to cry; to weep (to shed tears from the eyes)
- Ela passou a noite chorando por causa da morte do pai. ― She spent the night crying because of her father’s death.
- (transitive) to cry (to shed a given substance, or number of tears, from the eyes)
- O Vaticano investigou o santo que chorava sangue. ― The Vatican investigated the saint who was crying blood.
- (transitive or intransitive, by extension) to exude; to seep; to ooze
- (intransitive, colloquial) to whine (to make petty complaints) [with que (+ indicative clause) ‘that ...’]
- Nós choramos que não tínhamos dinheiro, mas eles não se importaram. ― We whined that we didn’t have money, but they didn’t care.
- (transitive or intransitive, by extension, Brazil) to haggle (to argue for a better deal)
- Chorei, chorei, até que o vendedor baixou o preço. ― I haggled and haggled until the salesman lowered the price.
- Chore o preço até que o diminuam. ― Haggle for the price until they lower it.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) to show empathy, especially by crying [with por ‘for someone’]
- Não vou chorar pelos famintos. ― I won’t cry for the hungry.
- (intransitive or transitive) to cry over [transitive or with por ‘an adverse occurrence’]
- Não adianta chorar o que aconteceu. ― There is no point in crying over what happened.
- (intransitive, Brazil, informal, sports) to spend some time almost scoring (of a ball)
- A bola chorou por uns cinco segundos antes de cair na cesta. ― The ball circled the hoop for about five seconds before it went through.
Conjugation
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “chorar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “chorar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “chorar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “chorar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “chorar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “chorar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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