molhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mollar, from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“soak”), a verb based on Latin mollis (“soft”). Compare Galician mollar, Spanish mojar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈʎa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: mo‧lhar

Verb

molhar (first-person singular present molho, first-person singular preterite molhei, past participle molhado)

  1. to wet (to make wet)
    Antonyms: enxugar, secar
  2. (euphemistic) to accidentally urinate on something
    Molhar a cama. ― To wet the bed.
  3. (colloquial, of a situation) to go south
    Synonym: azedar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of molhar (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 molhar
Personal molhar molhares molhar molharmos molhardes molharem
Gerund
molhando
Past participle
Masculine molhado molhados
Feminine molhada molhadas
Indicative
Present molho molhas molha molhamos molhais molham
Imperfect molhava molhavas molhava molhávamos molháveis molhavam
Preterite molhei molhaste molhou molhamos1, molhámos2 molhastes molharam
Pluperfect molhara molharas molhara molháramos molháreis molharam
Future molharei molharás molhará molharemos molhareis molharão
Conditional molharia molharias molharia molharíamos molharíeis molhariam
Subjunctive
Present molhe molhes molhe molhemos molheis molhem
Imperfect molhasse molhasses molhasse molhássemos molhásseis molhassem
Future molhar molhares molhar molharmos molhardes molharem
Imperative
Affirmative molha molhe molhemos molhai molhem
Negative (não) não molhes não molhe não molhemos não molheis não molhem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Macanese: mulâ

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