gingar

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of African origin.

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

  • Hyphenation: gin‧gar

Verb

gingar (first-person singular present gingo, first-person singular preterite ginguei, past participle gingado)

  1. to sway, to waddle, especially one's body while dancing
    Synonyms: saracotear, requebrar, menear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of gingar (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 gingar
Personal gingar gingares gingar gingarmos gingardes gingarem
Gerund
gingando
Past participle
Masculine gingado gingados
Feminine gingada gingadas
Indicative
Present gingo gingas ginga gingamos gingais gingam
Imperfect gingava gingavas gingava gingávamos gingáveis gingavam
Preterite ginguei gingaste gingou gingamos1, gingámos2 gingastes gingaram
Pluperfect gingara gingaras gingara gingáramos gingáreis gingaram
Future gingarei gingarás gingará gingaremos gingareis gingarão
Conditional gingaria gingarias gingaria gingaríamos gingaríeis gingariam
Subjunctive
Present gingue gingues gingue ginguemos gingueis ginguem
Imperfect gingasse gingasses gingasse gingássemos gingásseis gingassem
Future gingar gingares gingar gingarmos gingardes gingarem
Imperative
Affirmative ginga gingue ginguemos gingai ginguem
Negative (não) não gingues não gingue não ginguemos não gingueis não ginguem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

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