afeminar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɨ.miˈnaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɨ.miˈna.ɾi/

Hyphenation: a‧fe‧mi‧nar

Verb

afeminar (first-person singular present afemino, first-person singular preterite afeminei, past participle afeminado)

(transitive) Alternative form of efeminar
(pronominal) Alternative form of efeminar

Conjugation

Conjugation of afeminar (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	afeminar
Personal	afeminar	afeminares	afeminar	afeminarmos	afeminardes	afeminarem
Gerund
	afeminando
Past participle
Masculine	afeminado			afeminados
Feminine	afeminada			afeminadas
Indicative
Present	afemino	afeminas	afemina	afeminamos	afeminais	afeminam
Imperfect	afeminava	afeminavas	afeminava	afeminávamos	afemináveis	afeminavam
Preterite	afeminei	afeminaste	afeminou	afeminamos¹, afeminámos²	afeminastes	afeminaram
Pluperfect	afeminara	afeminaras	afeminara	afemináramos	afemináreis	afeminaram
Future	afeminarei	afeminarás	afeminará	afeminaremos	afeminareis	afeminarão
Conditional	afeminaria	afeminarias	afeminaria	afeminaríamos	afeminaríeis	afeminariam
Subjunctive
Present	afemine	afemines	afemine	afeminemos	afemineis	afeminem
Imperfect	afeminasse	afeminasses	afeminasse	afeminássemos	afeminásseis	afeminassem
Future	afeminar	afeminares	afeminar	afeminarmos	afeminardes	afeminarem
Imperative
Affirmative		afemina	afemine	afeminemos	afeminai	afeminem
Negative (não)		não afemines	não afemine	não afeminemos	não afemineis	não afeminem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Spanish

Alternative forms

efeminar (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier efeminar, from Latin effēmināre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /afemiˈnaɾ/ [a.fe.miˈnaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧fe‧mi‧nar

Verb

afeminar (first-person singular present afemino, first-person singular preterite afeminé, past participle afeminado)

(transitive) to feminize (make feminine)
(reflexive) to feminize (become feminine)

Conjugation

Conjugation of afeminar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			afeminar
gerund			afeminando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		afeminado		afeminada
		plural		afeminados		afeminadas
		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	afemino	afeminas^{^tú} afeminás^{^vos}	afemina	afeminamos	afemináis	afeminan
	imperfect	afeminaba	afeminabas	afeminaba	afeminábamos	afeminabais	afeminaban
	preterite	afeminé	afeminaste	afeminó	afeminamos	afeminasteis	afeminaron
	future	afeminaré	afeminarás	afeminará	afeminaremos	afeminaréis	afeminarán
	conditional	afeminaría	afeminarías	afeminaría	afeminaríamos	afeminaríais	afeminarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afemine	afemines^{^tú} afeminés^{^vos²}	afemine	afeminemos	afeminéis	afeminen
	imperfect (ra)	afeminara	afeminaras	afeminara	afemináramos	afeminarais	afeminaran
	imperfect (se)	afeminase	afeminases	afeminase	afeminásemos	afeminaseis	afeminasen
	future¹	afeminare	afeminares	afeminare	afemináremos	afeminareis	afeminaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		afemina^{^tú} afeminá^{^vos}	afemine	afeminemos	afeminad	afeminen
	negative		no afemines	no afemine	no afeminemos	no afeminéis	no afeminen

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

Selected combined forms of afeminar

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 afeminar	dative	afeminarme	afeminarte	afeminarle, afeminarse	afeminarnos	afeminaros	afeminarles, afeminarse
with infinitive afeminar	accusative	afeminarme	afeminarte	afeminarlo, afeminarla, afeminarse	afeminarnos	afeminaros	afeminarlos, afeminarlas, afeminarse

with gerund afeminando	dative	afeminándome	afeminándote	afeminándole, afeminándose	afeminándonos	afeminándoos	afeminándoles, afeminándose
with gerund afeminando	accusative	afeminándome	afeminándote	afeminándolo, afeminándola, afeminándose	afeminándonos	afeminándoos	afeminándolos, afeminándolas, afeminándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative afemina	dative	afemíname	afemínate	afemínale	afemínanos	not used	afemínales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative afemina	accusative	afemíname	afemínate	afemínalo, afemínala	afemínanos	not used	afemínalos, afemínalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative afeminá	dative	afeminame	afeminate	afeminale	afeminanos	not used	afeminales
	accusative	afeminame	afeminate	afeminalo, afeminala	afeminanos	not used	afeminalos, afeminalas

with formal second-person singular imperative afemine	dative	afemíneme	not used	afemínele, afemínese	afemínenos	not used	afemíneles
with formal second-person singular imperative afemine	accusative	afemíneme	not used	afemínelo, afemínela, afemínese	afemínenos	not used	afemínelos, afemínelas

with first-person plural imperative afeminemos	dative	not used	afeminémoste	afeminémosle	afeminémonos	afeminémoos	afeminémosles
with first-person plural imperative afeminemos	accusative	not used	afeminémoste	afeminémoslo, afeminémosla	afeminémonos	afeminémoos	afeminémoslos, afeminémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative afeminad	dative	afeminadme	not used	afeminadle	afeminadnos	afeminaos	afeminadles
with informal second-person plural imperative afeminad	accusative	afeminadme	not used	afeminadlo, afeminadla	afeminadnos	afeminaos	afeminadlos, afeminadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative afeminen	dative	afemínenme	not used	afemínenle	afemínennos	not used	afemínenles, afemínense
with formal second-person plural imperative afeminen	accusative	afemínenme	not used	afemínenlo, afemínenla	afemínennos	not used	afemínenlos, afemínenlas, afemínense

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