explodir

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin explōdere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [is.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)], /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)], /eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ploˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/, /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [es.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ɐjʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ɐjʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈðiɾ], /ejʃ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ejʃ.pluˈðiɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.pluˈði.ɾi], /eʃ.pluˈdi.ɾi/ [eʃ.pluˈði.ɾi]

Hyphenation: ex‧plo‧dir

Verb

explodir (first-person singular present (Brazil) explodo or (Portugal) expludo, third-person singular present explode, first-person singular preterite explodi, past participle explodido)

(transitive, intransitive) to cause/suffer an explosion; to (make) burst
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) to manifest (itself) suddenly and noisily
(intransitive) to lose temper suddenly and violently
(intransitive) to increase rapidly

Usage notes

Historically some authors have considered this verb defective and proscribed its use in certain present-tense conjugations. Nevertheless, modern dictionaries recognize these conjugations, noting their variation between Brazilian and European Portuguese.^[1]

Conjugation

Conjugation of explodir (non-alternating or u-o alternation in present singular) (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	explodir
Personal	explodir	explodires	explodir	explodirmos	explodirdes	explodirem
Gerund
	explodindo
Past participle
Masculine	explodido			explodidos
Feminine	explodida			explodidas
Indicative
Present	explodo¹, expludo²	explodes	explode	explodimos	explodis	explodem
Imperfect	explodia	explodias	explodia	explodíamos	explodíeis	explodiam
Preterite	explodi	explodiste	explodiu	explodimos	explodistes	explodiram
Pluperfect	explodira	explodiras	explodira	explodíramos	explodíreis	explodiram
Future	explodirei	explodirás	explodirá	explodiremos	explodireis	explodirão
Conditional	explodiria	explodirias	explodiria	explodiríamos	explodiríeis	explodiriam
Subjunctive
Present	exploda¹, expluda²	explodas¹, expludas²	exploda¹, expluda²	explodamos¹, expludamos²	explodais¹, expludais²	explodam¹, expludam²
Imperfect	explodisse	explodisses	explodisse	explodíssemos	explodísseis	explodissem
Future	explodir	explodires	explodir	explodirmos	explodirdes	explodirem
Imperative
Affirmative		explode	exploda¹, expluda²	explodamos¹, expludamos²	explodi	explodam¹, expludam²
Negative (não)		não explodas¹, não expludas²	não exploda¹, não expluda²	não explodamos¹, não expludamos²	não explodais¹, não expludais²	não explodam¹, não expludam²

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

References

^ “Verbo explodir” in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)