curtir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *contriō, *conteriō, from Latin conterō (“to grind”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kuhˈt͡ʃi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kuɾˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kuʁˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kuχˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuɻˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈtiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈti.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cur‧tir

Verb

curtir (first-person singular present curto, first-person singular preterite curti, past participle curtido)

  1. to tan (to change an animal hide into leather)
  2. to pickle (to store food in a solution)
    Synonym: salmourar
  3. (figurative) to be able to suffer through something
  4. (informal) to enjoy; to like (doing something)
    Synonyms: gostar, (informal) gamar
    Curto isso.
    I like that.
    Você curte futebol?
    Do you like (playing) soccer?
  5. (Internet) to like (to show approval of something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote)
    Synonym: dar like
    Antonym: dar dislike
    Eu curti e compartilhei o vídeo.
    I liked and shared the video.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of curtir (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 curtir
Personal curtir curtires curtir curtirmos curtirdes curtirem
Gerund
curtindo
Past participle
Masculine curtido curtidos
Feminine curtida curtidas
Indicative
Present curto curtes curte curtimos curtis curtem
Imperfect curtia curtias curtia curtíamos curtíeis curtiam
Preterite curti curtiste curtiu curtimos curtistes curtiram
Pluperfect curtira curtiras curtira curtíramos curtíreis curtiram
Future curtirei curtirás curtirá curtiremos curtireis curtirão
Conditional curtiria curtirias curtiria curtiríamos curtiríeis curtiriam
Subjunctive
Present curta curtas curta curtamos curtais curtam
Imperfect curtisse curtisses curtisse curtíssemos curtísseis curtissem
Future curtir curtires curtir curtirmos curtirdes curtirem
Imperative
Affirmative curte curta curtamos curti curtam
Negative (não) não curtas não curta não curtamos não curtais não curtam

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contriō, *conteriō, from Latin conterō (“to grind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuɾˈtiɾ/ [kuɾˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cur‧tir

Verb

curtir (first-person singular present curto, first-person singular preterite curtí, past participle curtido)

  1. to tan, cure (a hide)
  2. (reflexive) to catch a tan
  3. (reflexive) to gain experience

Conjugation
    Conjugation of curtir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive curtir
gerund curtiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular curtido curtida
plural curtidos curtidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present curto curtestú
curtísvos		 curte curtimos curtís curten
imperfect curtía curtías curtía curtíamos curtíais curtían
preterite curtí curtiste curtió curtimos curtisteis curtieron
future curtiré curtirás curtirá curtiremos curtiréis curtirán
conditional curtiría curtirías curtiría curtiríamos curtiríais curtirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present curta curtastú
curtásvos2		 curta curtamos curtáis curtan
imperfect
(ra)		 curtiera curtieras curtiera curtiéramos curtierais curtieran
imperfect
(se)		 curtiese curtieses curtiese curtiésemos curtieseis curtiesen
future1 curtiere curtieres curtiere curtiéremos curtiereis curtieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative curtetú
curtívos		 curta curtamos curtid curtan
negative no curtas no curta no curtamos no curtáis no curtan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of curtir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive curtir
dative curtirme curtirte curtirle, curtirse curtirnos curtiros curtirles, curtirse
accusative curtirme curtirte curtirlo, curtirla, curtirse curtirnos curtiros curtirlos, curtirlas, curtirse
with gerund curtiendo
dative curtiéndome curtiéndote curtiéndole, curtiéndose curtiéndonos curtiéndoos curtiéndoles, curtiéndose
accusative curtiéndome curtiéndote curtiéndolo, curtiéndola, curtiéndose curtiéndonos curtiéndoos curtiéndolos, curtiéndolas, curtiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative curte
dative cúrteme cúrtete cúrtele cúrtenos not used cúrteles
accusative cúrteme cúrtete cúrtelo, cúrtela cúrtenos not used cúrtelos, cúrtelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative curtí
dative curtime curtite curtile curtinos not used curtiles
accusative curtime curtite curtilo, curtila curtinos not used curtilos, curtilas
with formal second-person singular imperative curta
dative cúrtame not used cúrtale, cúrtase cúrtanos not used cúrtales
accusative cúrtame not used cúrtalo, cúrtala, cúrtase cúrtanos not used cúrtalos, cúrtalas
with first-person plural imperative curtamos
dative not used curtámoste curtámosle curtámonos curtámoos curtámosles
accusative not used curtámoste curtámoslo, curtámosla curtámonos curtámoos curtámoslos, curtámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative curtid
dative curtidme not used curtidle curtidnos curtíos curtidles
accusative curtidme not used curtidlo, curtidla curtidnos curtíos curtidlos, curtidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative curtan
dative cúrtanme not used cúrtanle cúrtannos not used cúrtanles, cúrtanse
accusative cúrtanme not used cúrtanlo, cúrtanla cúrtannos not used cúrtanlos, cúrtanlas, cúrtanse

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