cruzar

Portuguese

Etymology

From cruz (“cross”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cruzar (first-person singular present cruzo, first-person singular preterite cruzei, past participle cruzado)

  1. to cross (all senses)
    Eles cruzaram o rio nadando. ― They swam across the river.
  2. (reflexive) to intersect
    As linhas paralelas não se cruzam. ― Parallel lines do not intersect each other.
  3. (reflexive) to meet (cross paths)
    Tom geralmente se cruza com Maria no supermercado. ― Tom often runs into Mary at the supermarket.
  4. (transitive and intransitive) to crossbreed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cruzar (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 cruzar
Personal cruzar cruzares cruzar cruzarmos cruzardes cruzarem
Gerund
cruzando
Past participle
Masculine cruzado cruzados
Feminine cruzada cruzadas
Indicative
Present cruzo cruzas cruza cruzamos cruzais cruzam
Imperfect cruzava cruzavas cruzava cruzávamos cruzáveis cruzavam
Preterite cruzei cruzaste cruzou cruzamos1, cruzámos2 cruzastes cruzaram
Pluperfect cruzara cruzaras cruzara cruzáramos cruzáreis cruzaram
Future cruzarei cruzarás cruzará cruzaremos cruzareis cruzarão
Conditional cruzaria cruzarias cruzaria cruzaríamos cruzaríeis cruzariam
Subjunctive
Present cruze cruzes cruze cruzemos cruzeis cruzem
Imperfect cruzasse cruzasses cruzasse cruzássemos cruzásseis cruzassem
Future cruzar cruzares cruzar cruzarmos cruzardes cruzarem
Imperative
Affirmative cruza cruze cruzemos cruzai cruzem
Negative (não) não cruzes não cruze não cruzemos não cruzeis não cruzem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From cruz +‎ -ar. Compare Portuguese cruzar, French croiser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾuˈθaɾ/ [kɾuˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kɾuˈsaɾ/ [kɾuˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cru‧zar

Verb

cruzar (first-person singular present cruzo, first-person singular preterite crucé, past participle cruzado)

  1. to cross (including of legs)
  2. to exchange (words)
  3. to fold (arms)
  4. to crossbreed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cruzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cruzar
gerund cruzando
past participle masculine feminine
singular cruzado cruzada
plural cruzados cruzadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cruzo cruzastú
cruzásvos 		cruza cruzamos cruzáis cruzan
imperfect cruzaba cruzabas cruzaba cruzábamos cruzabais cruzaban
preterite crucé cruzaste cruzó cruzamos cruzasteis cruzaron
future cruzaré cruzarás cruzará cruzaremos cruzaréis cruzarán
conditional cruzaría cruzarías cruzaría cruzaríamos cruzaríais cruzarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cruce crucestú
crucésvos2 		cruce crucemos crucéis crucen
imperfect
(ra) 		cruzara cruzaras cruzara cruzáramos cruzarais cruzaran
imperfect
(se) 		cruzase cruzases cruzase cruzásemos cruzaseis cruzasen
future1 cruzare cruzares cruzare cruzáremos cruzareis cruzaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative cruzatú
cruzávos 		cruce crucemos cruzad crucen
negative no cruces no cruce no crucemos no crucéis no crucen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of cruzar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive cruzar dative cruzarme cruzarte cruzarle, cruzarse cruzarnos cruzaros cruzarles, cruzarse
accusative cruzarme cruzarte cruzarlo, cruzarla, cruzarse cruzarnos cruzaros cruzarlos, cruzarlas, cruzarse
with gerund cruzando dative cruzándome cruzándote cruzándole, cruzándose cruzándonos cruzándoos cruzándoles, cruzándose
accusative cruzándome cruzándote cruzándolo, cruzándola, cruzándose cruzándonos cruzándoos cruzándolos, cruzándolas, cruzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cruza dative crúzame crúzate crúzale crúzanos not used crúzales
accusative crúzame crúzate crúzalo, crúzala crúzanos not used crúzalos, crúzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cruzá dative cruzame cruzate cruzale cruzanos not used cruzales
accusative cruzame cruzate cruzalo, cruzala cruzanos not used cruzalos, cruzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cruce dative crúceme not used crúcele, crúcese crúcenos not used crúceles
accusative crúceme not used crúcelo, crúcela, crúcese crúcenos not used crúcelos, crúcelas
with first-person plural imperative crucemos dative not used crucémoste crucémosle crucémonos crucémoos crucémosles
accusative not used crucémoste crucémoslo, crucémosla crucémonos crucémoos crucémoslos, crucémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cruzad dative cruzadme not used cruzadle cruzadnos cruzaos cruzadles
accusative cruzadme not used cruzadlo, cruzadla cruzadnos cruzaos cruzadlos, cruzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative crucen dative crúcenme not used crúcenle crúcennos not used crúcenles, crúcense
accusative crúcenme not used crúcenlo, crúcenla crúcennos not used crúcenlos, crúcenlas, crúcense

Derived terms

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