palpar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpāre. Compare poupar, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈpa(ʁ)/ [paʊ̯ˈpa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pawˈpa(ɾ)/ [paʊ̯ˈpa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pawˈpa(ʁ)/ [paʊ̯ˈpa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pawˈpa(ɻ)/ [paʊ̯ˈpa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈpaɾ/ [paɫˈpaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /palˈpa.ɾi/ [paɫˈpa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pal‧par

Verb

palpar (first-person singular present palpo, first-person singular preterite palpei, past participle palpado)

  1. to palpate (to examine or otherwise explore through touch)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of palpar (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 palpar
Personal palpar palpares palpar palparmos palpardes palparem
Gerund
palpando
Past participle
Masculine palpado palpados
Feminine palpada palpadas
Indicative
Present palpo palpas palpa palpamos palpais palpam
Imperfect palpava palpavas palpava palpávamos palpáveis palpavam
Preterite palpei palpaste palpou palpamos1, palpámos2 palpastes palparam
Pluperfect palpara palparas palpara palpáramos palpáreis palparam
Future palparei palparás palpará palparemos palpareis palparão
Conditional palparia palparias palparia palparíamos palparíeis palpariam
Subjunctive
Present palpe palpes palpe palpemos palpeis palpem
Imperfect palpasse palpasses palpasse palpássemos palpásseis palpassem
Future palpar palpares palpar palparmos palpardes palparem
Imperative
Affirmative palpa palpe palpemos palpai palpem
Negative (não) não palpes não palpe não palpemos não palpeis não palpem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpāre (“to touch softly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palˈpaɾ/ [palˈpaɾ]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pal‧par

Verb

palpar (first-person singular present palpo, first-person singular preterite palpé, past participle palpado)

  1. (physical) to feel, to touch
  2. (emotional) to feel
    Synonym: sentir
    todo eso se palpaba en la sala
    all this could be felt in the room
    • 2019 July 7, Nando Cruz, “Perreando contra Blackstone”, in El Periódico‎[1]:
      Así, el público palpa la situación y ejerce de escudo humano ante un posible desalojo.
      Thus, the public feels the situation and acts as a human shield against a possible eviction.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of palpar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive palpar
gerund palpando
past participle masculine feminine
singular palpado palpada
plural palpados palpadas
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 palpo palpastú
palpásvos 		palpa palpamos palpáis palpan
imperfect palpaba palpabas palpaba palpábamos palpabais palpaban
preterite palpé palpaste palpó palpamos palpasteis palparon
future palparé palparás palpará palparemos palparéis palparán
conditional palparía palparías palparía palparíamos palparíais palparían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present palpe palpestú
palpésvos2 		palpe palpemos palpéis palpen
imperfect
(ra) 		palpara palparas palpara palpáramos palparais palparan
imperfect
(se) 		palpase palpases palpase palpásemos palpaseis palpasen
future1 palpare palpares palpare palpáremos palpareis palparen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative palpatú
palpávos 		palpe palpemos palpad palpen
negative no palpes no palpe no palpemos no palpéis no palpen

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

    Selected combined forms of palpar

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 palpar dative palparme palparte palparle, palparse palparnos palparos palparles, palparse
accusative palparme palparte palparlo, palparla, palparse palparnos palparos palparlos, palparlas, palparse
with gerund palpando dative palpándome palpándote palpándole, palpándose palpándonos palpándoos palpándoles, palpándose
accusative palpándome palpándote palpándolo, palpándola, palpándose palpándonos palpándoos palpándolos, palpándolas, palpándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative palpa dative pálpame pálpate pálpale pálpanos not used pálpales
accusative pálpame pálpate pálpalo, pálpala pálpanos not used pálpalos, pálpalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative palpá dative palpame palpate palpale palpanos not used palpales
accusative palpame palpate palpalo, palpala palpanos not used palpalos, palpalas
with formal second-person singular imperative palpe dative pálpeme not used pálpele, pálpese pálpenos not used pálpeles
accusative pálpeme not used pálpelo, pálpela, pálpese pálpenos not used pálpelos, pálpelas
with first-person plural imperative palpemos dative not used palpémoste palpémosle palpémonos palpémoos palpémosles
accusative not used palpémoste palpémoslo, palpémosla palpémonos palpémoos palpémoslos, palpémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative palpad dative palpadme not used palpadle palpadnos palpaos palpadles
accusative palpadme not used palpadlo, palpadla palpadnos palpaos palpadlos, palpadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative palpen dative pálpenme not used pálpenle pálpennos not used pálpenles, pálpense
accusative pálpenme not used pálpenlo, pálpenla pálpennos not used pálpenlos, pálpenlas, pálpense

Further reading

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