zelar

Portuguese

Etymology

Zelo (“zeal”) +‎ -ar, or from Late Latin zēlō, zēlāre, from Ancient Greek ζήλος (zḗlos, “zeal; jealousy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ze.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ze.ˈla(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ze.ˈla(ɾ)/, /ze.ˈla(ɻ)/

Verb

zelar (first-person singular present indicative zelo, past participle zelado)

  1. to devotedly take care of something
    O leitor zela seus livros.
    The reader takes care of his book.
  2. to ensure that something takes place or exists
    Zelo pela boa educação.
    I ensure that there is politeness.
    A polícia zela pela ordem.
    The police ensures order.

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb zelar
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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 zelar
Personal zelar zelares zelar zelarmos zelardes zelarem
Gerund
zelando
Past participle
Masculine zelado zelados
Feminine zelada zeladas
Indicative
Present zelo zelas zela zelamos zelais zelam
Imperfect zelava zelavas zelava zelávamos zeláveis zelavam
Preterite zelei zelaste zelou zelamos
zelámos		 zelastes zelaram
Pluperfect zelara zelaras zelara zeláramos zeláreis zelaram
Future zelarei zelarás zelará zelaremos zelareis zelarão
Conditional
zelaria zelarias zelaria zelaríamos zelaríeis zelariam
Subjunctive
Present zele zeles zele zelemos zeleis zelem
Imperfect zelasse zelasses zelasse zelássemos zelásseis zelassem
Future zelar zelares zelar zelarmos zelardes zelarem
Imperative
Affirmative - zela zele zelemos zelai zelem
Negative (não) - zeles zele zelemos zeleis zelem

Synonyms
  • (to ensure that something takes place or exists): garantir
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