menear

See also: Menear

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.neˈa(ʁ)/ [me.neˈa(h)], /me.niˈa(ʁ)/ [me.nɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ʁ)/ [meˈnja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /me.neˈa(ɾ)/, /me.niˈa(ɾ)/ [me.nɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /me.neˈa(ʁ)/ [me.neˈa(χ)], /me.niˈa(ʁ)/ [me.nɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /meˈnja(ʁ)/ [meˈnja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.neˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈnjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈnja.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: me‧ne‧ar

Verb

menear (first-person singular present meneio, first-person singular preterite meneei, past participle meneado)

  1. (transitive) to wiggle, wag, shake
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) to handle or to manage with the hands
    Synonym: manejar
  3. (Rio Grande do Sul) to strike or to hit with the hands
    Synonym: golpear

Conjugation
    Conjugation of menear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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 menear
Personal menear meneares menear menearmos meneardes menearem
Gerund
meneando
Past participle
Masculine meneado meneados
Feminine meneada meneadas
Indicative
Present meneio meneias meneia meneamos meneais meneiam
Imperfect meneava meneavas meneava meneávamos meneáveis meneavam
Preterite meneei meneaste meneou meneamos1, meneámos2 meneastes menearam
Pluperfect meneara menearas meneara meneáramos meneáreis menearam
Future menearei menearás meneará menearemos meneareis menearão
Conditional menearia menearias menearia menearíamos menearíeis meneariam
Subjunctive
Present meneie meneies meneie meneemos meneeis meneiem
Imperfect meneasse meneasses meneasse meneássemos meneásseis meneassem
Future menear meneares menear menearmos meneardes menearem
Imperative
Affirmative meneia meneie meneemos meneai meneiem
Negative (não) não meneies não meneie não meneemos não meneeis não meneiem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From manear (“(dated) to drive”), with contamination from menar (“to drive livestock”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meneˈaɾ/ [me.neˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ne‧ar

Verb

menear (first-person singular present meneo, first-person singular preterite meneé, past participle meneado)

  1. (transitive) to wiggle, to wag, to shake
    Synonym: rabear
  2. (transitive) to hobble, to hopple (a horse)
  3. (reflexive) to sway, to shake

Conjugation
    Conjugation of menear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive menear
gerund meneando
past participle masculine feminine
singular meneado meneada
plural meneados meneadas
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 meneo meneastú
meneásvos		 menea meneamos meneáis menean
imperfect meneaba meneabas meneaba meneábamos meneabais meneaban
preterite meneé meneaste meneó meneamos meneasteis menearon
future menearé menearás meneará menearemos menearéis menearán
conditional menearía menearías menearía menearíamos menearíais menearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present menee meneestú
meneésvos2		 menee meneemos meneéis meneen
imperfect
(ra)		 meneara menearas meneara meneáramos menearais menearan
imperfect
(se)		 menease meneases menease meneásemos meneaseis meneasen
future1 meneare meneares meneare meneáremos meneareis menearen
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative meneatú
meneávos		 menee meneemos menead meneen
negative no menees no menee no meneemos no meneéis no meneen

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

    Selected combined forms of menear

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 menear
dative menearme menearte menearle, menearse menearnos menearos menearles, menearse
accusative menearme menearte menearlo, menearla, menearse menearnos menearos menearlos, menearlas, menearse
with gerund meneando
dative meneándome meneándote meneándole, meneándose meneándonos meneándoos meneándoles, meneándose
accusative meneándome meneándote meneándolo, meneándola, meneándose meneándonos meneándoos meneándolos, meneándolas, meneándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative menea
dative menéame menéate menéale menéanos not used menéales
accusative menéame menéate menéalo, menéala menéanos not used menéalos, menéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative meneá
dative meneame meneate meneale meneanos not used meneales
accusative meneame meneate menealo, meneala meneanos not used menealos, menealas
with formal second-person singular imperative menee
dative menéeme not used menéele, menéese menéenos not used menéeles
accusative menéeme not used menéelo, menéela, menéese menéenos not used menéelos, menéelas
with first-person plural imperative meneemos
dative not used meneémoste meneémosle meneémonos meneémoos meneémosles
accusative not used meneémoste meneémoslo, meneémosla meneémonos meneémoos meneémoslos, meneémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative menead
dative meneadme not used meneadle meneadnos meneaos meneadles
accusative meneadme not used meneadlo, meneadla meneadnos meneaos meneadlos, meneadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative meneen
dative menéenme not used menéenle menéennos not used menéenles, menéense
accusative menéenme not used menéenlo, menéenla menéennos not used menéenlos, menéenlas, menéense

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