choiar

Galician

Etymology

Attested 1928. Unknown. Probably a derivative from choer (“to build an enclosure”), from Latin claudere (“to close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔˈjaɾ/

Verb

choiar (first-person singular present choio, first-person singular preterite choiei, past participle choiado)

1. (intransitive, colloquial) to work; to do business

   Synonym: traballar

   Eu choio nunha oficina.

   I work at an office.

   • 1928, Ricardo Carballal, De min pra vós. Contos do pobo, A Coruña: Nós, page 87:

     Chegaron tres tratantes que choiaban nas feiras

     There came three merchants that used to do business at the fairs

Conjugation

    Conjugation of choiar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	choiar
Personal	choiar	choiares	choiar	choiarmos	choiardes	choiaren
Gerund
	choiando
Past participle
Masculine	choiado			choiados
Feminine	choiada			choiadas
Indicative
Present	choio	choias	choia	choiamos	choiades	choian
Imperfect	choiaba	choiabas	choiaba	choiabamos	choiabades	choiaban
Preterite	choiei	choiaches	choiou	choiamos	choiastes	choiaron
Pluperfect	choiara	choiaras	choiara	choiaramos	choiarades	choiaran
Future	choiarei	choiarás	choiará	choiaremos	choiaredes	choiarán
Conditional	choiaría	choiarías	choiaría	choiariamos	choiariades	choiarían
Subjunctive
Present	choie	choies	choie	choiemos	choiedes	choien
Imperfect	choiase	choiases	choiase	choiásemos	choiásedes	choiasen
Future	choiar	choiares	choiar	choiarmos	choiardes	choiaren
Imperative
Affirmative		choia	choie	choiemos	choiade	choien
Negative (non)		non choies	non choie	non choiemos	non choiedes	non choien

    Reintegrated conjugation of choiar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	choiar
Personal	choiar	choiares	choiar	choiarmos	choiardes	choiarem
Gerund
	choiando
Past participle
Masculine	choiado			choiados
Feminine	choiada			choiadas
Indicative
Present	choio	choias	choia	choiamos	choiades, choiais	choiam
Imperfect	choiava	choiavas	choiava	choiávamos	choiávades, choiáveis, choiávais1	choiavam
Preterite	choiei	choiaste, choiache1	choiou	choiamos	choiastes	choiárom, choiaram
Pluperfect	choiara	choiaras	choiara	choiáramos	choiárades, choiáreis, choiárais1	choiaram
Future	choiarei	choiarás	choiará	choiaremos	choiaredes, choiareis	choiarám, choiarão
Conditional	choiaria	choiarias	choiaria	choiaríamos	choiaríades, choiaríeis, choiaríais1	choiariam
Subjunctive
Present	choie	choies	choie	choiemos	choiedes, choieis	choiem
Imperfect	choiasse	choiasses	choiasse	choiássemos	choiássedes, choiásseis	choiassem
Future	choiar	choiares	choiar	choiarmos	choiardes	choiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		choia	choie	choiemos	choiade, choiai	choiem
Negative (nom)		nom choies	nom choie	nom choiemos	nom choiedes, nom choieis	nom choiem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• choio

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “choiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “choiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “choiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN