engatar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ gato +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧tar

Verb

engatar (first-person singular present engato, first-person singular preterite engatei, past participle engatado)

1. (transitive) to hitch, to couple

   Synonym: atrelar

2. (Portugal, colloquial, transitive) to chat up, to flirt

   Synonyms: paquerar, conquistar

   Esse tipo anda a engatar gajas.

   That guy is picking up girls.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engatar (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	engatar
Personal	engatar	engatares	engatar	engatarmos	engatardes	engatarem
Gerund
	engatando
Past participle
Masculine	engatado			engatados
Feminine	engatada			engatadas
Indicative
Present	engato	engatas	engata	engatamos	engatais	engatam
Imperfect	engatava	engatavas	engatava	engatávamos	engatáveis	engatavam
Preterite	engatei	engataste	engatou	engatamos1, engatámos2	engatastes	engataram
Pluperfect	engatara	engataras	engatara	engatáramos	engatáreis	engataram
Future	engatarei	engatarás	engatará	engataremos	engatareis	engatarão
Conditional	engataria	engatarias	engataria	engataríamos	engataríeis	engatariam
Subjunctive
Present	engate	engates	engate	engatemos	engateis	engatem
Imperfect	engatasse	engatasses	engatasse	engatássemos	engatásseis	engatassem
Future	engatar	engatares	engatar	engatarmos	engatardes	engatarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engata	engate	engatemos	engatai	engatem
Negative (não)		não engates	não engate	não engatemos	não engateis	não engatem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.