chefiar

Portuguese

Etymology

From chefia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ʁ)/ [ʃeˈfja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ʁ)/ [ʃeˈfja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃe.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃe.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʃeˈfja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɨˈfjaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɨˈfjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɨˈfja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: che‧fi‧ar

Verb

chefiar (first-person singular present chefio, first-person singular preterite chefiei, past participle chefiado)

  1. to oversee (to direct the actions of a person or group)
  2. to spearhead (to drive or campaign ardently)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chefiar (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 chefiar
Personal chefiar chefiares chefiar chefiarmos chefiardes chefiarem
Gerund
chefiando
Past participle
Masculine chefiado chefiados
Feminine chefiada chefiadas
Indicative
Present chefio chefias chefia chefiamos chefiais chefiam
Imperfect chefiava chefiavas chefiava chefiávamos chefiáveis chefiavam
Preterite chefiei chefiaste chefiou chefiamos1, chefiámos2 chefiastes chefiaram
Pluperfect chefiara chefiaras chefiara chefiáramos chefiáreis chefiaram
Future chefiarei chefiarás chefiará chefiaremos chefiareis chefiarão
Conditional chefiaria chefiarias chefiaria chefiaríamos chefiaríeis chefiariam
Subjunctive
Present chefie chefies chefie chefiemos chefieis chefiem
Imperfect chefiasse chefiasses chefiasse chefiássemos chefiásseis chefiassem
Future chefiar chefiares chefiar chefiarmos chefiardes chefiarem
Imperative
Affirmative chefia chefie chefiemos chefiai chefiem
Negative (não) não chefies não chefie não chefiemos não chefieis não chefiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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