gingar

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of African origin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ʒĩˈɡa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ʒĩˈɡa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒĩˈɡa.ɾi/

Hyphenation: gin‧gar

Verb

gingar (first-person singular present gingo, first-person singular preterite ginguei, past participle gingado)

to sway, to waddle, especially one's body while dancing
Synonyms: saracotear, requebrar, menear

Conjugation

Conjugation of gingar (g-gu alternation) (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	gingar
Personal	gingar	gingares	gingar	gingarmos	gingardes	gingarem
Gerund
	gingando
Past participle
Masculine	gingado			gingados
Feminine	gingada			gingadas
Indicative
Present	gingo	gingas	ginga	gingamos	gingais	gingam
Imperfect	gingava	gingavas	gingava	gingávamos	gingáveis	gingavam
Preterite	ginguei	gingaste	gingou	gingamos¹, gingámos²	gingastes	gingaram
Pluperfect	gingara	gingaras	gingara	gingáramos	gingáreis	gingaram
Future	gingarei	gingarás	gingará	gingaremos	gingareis	gingarão
Conditional	gingaria	gingarias	gingaria	gingaríamos	gingaríeis	gingariam
Subjunctive
Present	gingue	gingues	gingue	ginguemos	gingueis	ginguem
Imperfect	gingasse	gingasses	gingasse	gingássemos	gingásseis	gingassem
Future	gingar	gingares	gingar	gingarmos	gingardes	gingarem
Imperative
Affirmative		ginga	gingue	ginguemos	gingai	ginguem
Negative (não)		não gingues	não gingue	não ginguemos	não gingueis	não ginguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

ginga, gingado

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