brigar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan),[1] from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. See also the Latin cognate derivation franger.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡa(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡaɾ/ [bɾiˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾiˈɡa.ɾi/ [bɾiˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: bri‧gar

Verb

brigar (first-person singular present brigo, first-person singular preterite briguei, past participle brigado)

  1. to brawl, fight
  2. to quarrel
  3. to argue, have an argument
    Briguei com meu namorado ontem e não nos falamos desde 19h.
    I had an argument with my boyfriend yesterday and we haven't talked since 7 PM.
  4. to scold
    Synonym: bronquear
    Você brigou comigo.
    You scolded me
  5. to fall out (to cease to be on friendly terms)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brigar (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 brigar
Personal brigar brigares brigar brigarmos brigardes brigarem
Gerund
brigando
Past participle
Masculine brigado brigados
Feminine brigada brigadas
Indicative
Present brigo brigas briga brigamos brigais brigam
Imperfect brigava brigavas brigava brigávamos brigáveis brigavam
Preterite briguei brigaste brigou brigamos1, brigámos2 brigastes brigaram
Pluperfect brigara brigaras brigara brigáramos brigáreis brigaram
Future brigarei brigarás brigará brigaremos brigareis brigarão
Conditional brigaria brigarias brigaria brigaríamos brigaríeis brigariam
Subjunctive
Present brigue brigues brigue briguemos brigueis briguem
Imperfect brigasse brigasses brigasse brigássemos brigásseis brigassem
Future brigar brigares brigar brigarmos brigardes brigarem
Imperative
Affirmative briga brigue briguemos brigai briguem
Negative (não) não brigues não brigue não briguemos não brigueis não briguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Descendants

  • Papiamentu: bringa
  • → Hunsrik: brike

References

  1. ^ “brigar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

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