brifar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English brief + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾiˈfaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾiˈfa.ɾi/

Verb

brifar (first-person singular present brifo, first-person singular preterite brifei, past participle brifado)

  1. (informal, transitive) to brief (to summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power)
  2. (informal, transitive) to give someone a briefing

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brifar (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 brifar
Personal brifar brifares brifar brifarmos brifardes brifarem
Gerund
brifando
Past participle
Masculine brifado brifados
Feminine brifada brifadas
Indicative
Present brifo brifas brifa brifamos brifais brifam
Imperfect brifava brifavas brifava brifávamos brifáveis brifavam
Preterite brifei brifaste brifou brifamos1, brifámos2 brifastes brifaram
Pluperfect brifara brifaras brifara brifáramos brifáreis brifaram
Future brifarei brifarás brifará brifaremos brifareis brifarão
Conditional brifaria brifarias brifaria brifaríamos brifaríeis brifariam
Subjunctive
Present brife brifes brife brifemos brifeis brifem
Imperfect brifasse brifasses brifasse brifássemos brifásseis brifassem
Future brifar brifares brifar brifarmos brifardes brifarem
Imperative
Affirmative brifa brife brifemos brifai brifem
Negative (não) não brifes não brife não brifemos não brifeis não brifem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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