amigar

Portuguese

Etymology

From amigo (friend, lover) + -ar

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mi.ˈɣaɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ.mi.ˈɡa(ʁ)/

Verb

amigar (first-person singular present indicative amigo, past participle amigado)

  1. to befriend
  2. to make friends (with)
  3. (reflexive, derogatory) to shack up (to live together unmarried)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • amigar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

amigo + -ar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amiˈɡaɾ/, [amiˈɣaɾ]

Verb

amigar (first-person singular present amigo, first-person singular preterite amigué, past participle amigado)

  1. (transitive) to cause (people) to be friends
  2. (intransitive) to make friends (to create friendships)

Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

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