postergar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin postergāre, from Latin post (“after”) + tergum (“back, back side”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pos.teʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [pos.teɦˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pos.teɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /poʃ.teʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [poʃ.teʁˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pos.teɻˈɡa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /puʃ.tɨɾˈɡaɾ/ [puʃ.tɨɾˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /puʃ.tɨɾˈɡa.ɾi/ [puʃ.tɨɾˈɣa.ɾi]

Verb

postergar (first-person singular present postergo, first-person singular preterite posterguei, past participle postergado)

  1. to postpone (to delay or put off an event for later)
    Synonyms: procrastinar, protelar, adiar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of postergar (g-gu alternation) (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 postergar
Personal postergar postergares postergar postergarmos postergardes postergarem
Gerund
postergando
Past participle
Masculine postergado postergados
Feminine postergada postergadas
Indicative
Present postergo postergas posterga postergamos postergais postergam
Imperfect postergava postergavas postergava postergávamos postergáveis postergavam
Preterite posterguei postergaste postergou postergamos1, postergámos2 postergastes postergaram
Pluperfect postergara postergaras postergara postergáramos postergáreis postergaram
Future postergarei postergarás postergará postergaremos postergareis postergarão
Conditional postergaria postergarias postergaria postergaríamos postergaríeis postergariam
Subjunctive
Present postergue postergues postergue posterguemos postergueis posterguem
Imperfect postergasse postergasses postergasse postergássemos postergásseis postergassem
Future postergar postergares postergar postergarmos postergardes postergarem
Imperative
Affirmative posterga postergue posterguemos postergai posterguem
Negative (não) não postergues não postergue não posterguemos não postergueis não posterguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin postergāre, from Latin post (“after”) + tergum (“back, back side”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /posteɾˈɡaɾ/ [pos.t̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pos‧ter‧gar

Verb

postergar (first-person singular present postergo, first-person singular preterite postergué, past participle postergado)

  1. (transitive) to postpone

Conjugation
    Conjugation of postergar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive postergar
gerund postergando
past participle masculine feminine
singular postergado postergada
plural postergados postergadas
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 postergo postergastú
postergásvos		 posterga postergamos postergáis postergan
imperfect postergaba postergabas postergaba postergábamos postergabais postergaban
preterite postergué postergaste postergó postergamos postergasteis postergaron
future postergaré postergarás postergará postergaremos postergaréis postergarán
conditional postergaría postergarías postergaría postergaríamos postergaríais postergarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present postergue posterguestú
posterguésvos2		 postergue posterguemos posterguéis posterguen
imperfect
(ra)		 postergara postergaras postergara postergáramos postergarais postergaran
imperfect
(se)		 postergase postergases postergase postergásemos postergaseis postergasen
future1 postergare postergares postergare postergáremos postergareis postergaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative postergatú
postergávos		 postergue posterguemos postergad posterguen
negative no postergues no postergue no posterguemos no posterguéis no posterguen

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

    Selected combined forms of postergar (g-gu alternation)

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 postergar
dative postergarme postergarte postergarle, postergarse postergarnos postergaros postergarles, postergarse
accusative postergarme postergarte postergarlo, postergarla, postergarse postergarnos postergaros postergarlos, postergarlas, postergarse
with gerund postergando
dative postergándome postergándote postergándole, postergándose postergándonos postergándoos postergándoles, postergándose
accusative postergándome postergándote postergándolo, postergándola, postergándose postergándonos postergándoos postergándolos, postergándolas, postergándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative posterga
dative postérgame postérgate postérgale postérganos not used postérgales
accusative postérgame postérgate postérgalo, postérgala postérganos not used postérgalos, postérgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative postergá
dative postergame postergate postergale posterganos not used postergales
accusative postergame postergate postergalo, postergala posterganos not used postergalos, postergalas
with formal second-person singular imperative postergue
dative postérgueme not used postérguele, postérguese postérguenos not used postérgueles
accusative postérgueme not used postérguelo, postérguela, postérguese postérguenos not used postérguelos, postérguelas
with first-person plural imperative posterguemos
dative not used posterguémoste posterguémosle posterguémonos posterguémoos posterguémosles
accusative not used posterguémoste posterguémoslo, posterguémosla posterguémonos posterguémoos posterguémoslos, posterguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative postergad
dative postergadme not used postergadle postergadnos postergaos postergadles
accusative postergadme not used postergadlo, postergadla postergadnos postergaos postergadlos, postergadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative posterguen
dative postérguenme not used postérguenle postérguennos not used postérguenles, postérguense
accusative postérguenme not used postérguenlo, postérguenla postérguennos not used postérguenlos, postérguenlas, postérguense

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