workar

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English work +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /woʁˈka(ʁ)/ [wohˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /woʁˈka(ʁ)/ [wohˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /woɾˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /woʁˈka(ʁ)/ [woχˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /woɻˈka(ɻ)/

• Hyphenation: wor‧kar

Verb

workar (first-person singular present worko, first-person singular preterite workei, past participle workado)

1. (Brazil, slang, dated) to work
   • 1995, Mamonas Assassinas, 1406:

     Se nóis hevasse nóis num tava aqui workando

     If we had, we wouldn't be here working

Conjugation

    Conjugation of workar (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	workar
Personal	workar	workares	workar	workarmos	workardes	workarem
Gerund
	workando
Past participle
Masculine	workado			workados
Feminine	workada			workadas
Indicative
Present	worko	workas	worka	workamos	workais	workam
Imperfect	workava	workavas	workava	workávamos	workáveis	workavam
Preterite	workei	workaste	workou	workamos1, workámos2	workastes	workaram
Pluperfect	workara	workaras	workara	workáramos	workáreis	workaram
Future	workarei	workarás	workará	workaremos	workareis	workarão
Conditional	workaria	workarias	workaria	workaríamos	workaríeis	workariam
Subjunctive
Present	worke	workes	worke	workemos	workeis	workem
Imperfect	workasse	workasses	workasse	workássemos	workásseis	workassem
Future	workar	workares	workar	workarmos	workardes	workarem
Imperative
Affirmative		worka	worke	workemos	workai	workem
Negative (não)		não workes	não worke	não workemos	não workeis	não workem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.