zurrar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• zurriar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zurrar.

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular indicative present zurro, past participle zurráu)

1. to hit, thrash, thwack

   Synonyms: bregar, zacurrir, zagurrar, azotar, calentar, cascar, crismar, cruñir, cutir

Conjugation

Conjugation of zurrar

infinitive		zurrar
gerund		zurrando
past participle		m zurráu, f zurrada, n zurrao, m pl zurraos, f pl zurraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	zurro	zurres	zurra	zurramos	zurráis	zurren
	imperfect	zurraba	zurrabes	zurraba	zurrábemos, zurrábamos	zurrabeis, zurrabais	zurraben
	preterite	zurré	zurrasti, zurresti	zurró	zurremos	zurrastis, zurrestis	zurraron
	pluperfect	zurrare, zurrara	zurrares, zurraras	zurrare, zurrara	zurráremos, zurráramos	zurrareis, zurrarais	zurraren, zurraran
	future	zurraré	zurrarás	zurrará	zurraremos	zurraréis	zurrarán
	conditional	zurraría	zurraríes	zurraría	zurraríemos, zurraríamos	zurraríeis, zurraríais	zurraríen
subjunctive	present	zurre	zurres, zurras	zurre	zurremos	zurréis	zurren, zurran
	imperfect	zurrare, zurrara	zurrares, zurraras	zurrare, zurrara	zurráremos, zurráramos	zurrareis, zurrarais	zurraren, zurraran
imperative		—	zurra	—	—	zurrái	—

References

• “zurrar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish zurrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θuˈraɾ/

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurrei, past participle zurrado)

1. to thrash, thwack

   Synonyms: bater, bourar, brear, zoscar, zoupar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zurrar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	zurrar
Personal	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurraren
Gerund
	zurrando
Past participle
Masculine	zurrado			zurrados
Feminine	zurrada			zurradas
Indicative
Present	zurro	zurras	zurra	zurramos	zurrades	zurran
Imperfect	zurraba	zurrabas	zurraba	zurrabamos	zurrabades	zurraban
Preterite	zurrei	zurraches	zurrou	zurramos	zurrastes	zurraron
Pluperfect	zurrara	zurraras	zurrara	zurraramos	zurrarades	zurraran
Future	zurrarei	zurrarás	zurrará	zurraremos	zurraredes	zurrarán
Conditional	zurraría	zurrarías	zurraría	zurrariamos	zurrariades	zurrarían
Subjunctive
Present	zurre	zurres	zurre	zurremos	zurredes	zurren
Imperfect	zurrase	zurrases	zurrase	zurrásemos	zurrásedes	zurrasen
Future	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurraren
Imperative
Affirmative		zurra	zurre	zurremos	zurrade	zurren
Negative (non)		non zurres	non zurre	non zurremos	non zurredes	non zurren

    Reintegrated conjugation of zurrar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	zurrar
Personal	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurrarem
Gerund
	zurrando
Past participle
Masculine	zurrado			zurrados
Feminine	zurrada			zurradas
Indicative
Present	zurro	zurras	zurra	zurramos	zurrades, zurrais	zurram
Imperfect	zurrava	zurravas	zurrava	zurrávamos	zurrávades, zurráveis, zurrávais1	zurravam
Preterite	zurrei	zurraste, zurrache1	zurrou	zurramos	zurrastes	zurrárom, zurraram
Pluperfect	zurrara	zurraras	zurrara	zurráramos	zurrárades, zurráreis, zurrárais1	zurraram
Future	zurrarei	zurrarás	zurrará	zurraremos	zurraredes, zurrareis	zurrarám, zurrarão
Conditional	zurraria	zurrarias	zurraria	zurraríamos	zurraríades, zurraríeis, zurraríais1	zurrariam
Subjunctive
Present	zurre	zurres	zurre	zurremos	zurredes, zurreis	zurrem
Imperfect	zurrasse	zurrasses	zurrasse	zurrássemos	zurrássedes, zurrásseis	zurrassem
Future	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		zurra	zurre	zurremos	zurrade, zurrai	zurrem
Negative (nom)		nom zurres	nom zurre	nom zurremos	nom zurredes, nom zurreis	nom zurrem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• zurra

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zurrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “zurrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zurrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “zurrar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zurrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa(ʁ)/ [zuˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa(ʁ)/ [zuˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa(ɾ)/ [zuˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa(ʁ)/ [zuˈχa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa(ɻ)/ [zuˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /zuˈʁa.ɾi/

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurrei, past participle zurrado)

1. (intransitive) to bray (of a donkey: to make its cry)

   Synonym: ornejar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zurrar (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	zurrar
Personal	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurrarem
Gerund
	zurrando
Past participle
Masculine	zurrado			zurrados
Feminine	zurrada			zurradas
Indicative
Present	zurro	zurras	zurra	zurramos	zurrais	zurram
Imperfect	zurrava	zurravas	zurrava	zurrávamos	zurráveis	zurravam
Preterite	zurrei	zurraste	zurrou	zurramos1, zurrámos2	zurrastes	zurraram
Pluperfect	zurrara	zurraras	zurrara	zurráramos	zurráreis	zurraram
Future	zurrarei	zurrarás	zurrará	zurraremos	zurrareis	zurrarão
Conditional	zurraria	zurrarias	zurraria	zurraríamos	zurraríeis	zurrariam
Subjunctive
Present	zurre	zurres	zurre	zurremos	zurreis	zurrem
Imperfect	zurrasse	zurrasses	zurrasse	zurrássemos	zurrásseis	zurrassem
Future	zurrar	zurrares	zurrar	zurrarmos	zurrardes	zurrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		zurra	zurre	zurremos	zurrai	zurrem
Negative (não)		não zurres	não zurre	não zurremos	não zurreis	não zurrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θuˈraɾ/ [θuˈraɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suˈraɾ/ [suˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: zu‧rrar

Verb

zurrar (first-person singular present zurro, first-person singular preterite zurré, past participle zurrado)

1. to thrash, thwack
2. to reprimand harshly; to inflict corporal punishment
3. (reflexive) to soil oneself; to be so frightened as to metaphorically do so
4. (possibly dated) to fart noiselessly; to pump wind

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zurrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			zurrar
gerund			zurrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		zurrado		zurrada
		plural		zurrados		zurradas
		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	zurro	zurrastú zurrásvos	zurra	zurramos	zurráis	zurran
	imperfect	zurraba	zurrabas	zurraba	zurrábamos	zurrabais	zurraban
	preterite	zurré	zurraste	zurró	zurramos	zurrasteis	zurraron
	future	zurraré	zurrarás	zurrará	zurraremos	zurraréis	zurrarán
	conditional	zurraría	zurrarías	zurraría	zurraríamos	zurraríais	zurrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	zurre	zurrestú zurrésvos2	zurre	zurremos	zurréis	zurren
	imperfect (ra)	zurrara	zurraras	zurrara	zurráramos	zurrarais	zurraran
	imperfect (se)	zurrase	zurrases	zurrase	zurrásemos	zurraseis	zurrasen
	future1	zurrare	zurrares	zurrare	zurráremos	zurrareis	zurraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		zurratú zurrávos	zurre	zurremos	zurrad	zurren
	negative		no zurres	no zurre	no zurremos	no zurréis	no zurren

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

    Selected combined forms of zurrar

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 zurrar
	dative	zurrarme	zurrarte	zurrarle, zurrarse	zurrarnos	zurraros	zurrarles, zurrarse
	accusative	zurrarme	zurrarte	zurrarlo, zurrarla, zurrarse	zurrarnos	zurraros	zurrarlos, zurrarlas, zurrarse
with gerund zurrando
	dative	zurrándome	zurrándote	zurrándole, zurrándose	zurrándonos	zurrándoos	zurrándoles, zurrándose
	accusative	zurrándome	zurrándote	zurrándolo, zurrándola, zurrándose	zurrándonos	zurrándoos	zurrándolos, zurrándolas, zurrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative zurra
	dative	zúrrame	zúrrate	zúrrale	zúrranos	not used	zúrrales
	accusative	zúrrame	zúrrate	zúrralo, zúrrala	zúrranos	not used	zúrralos, zúrralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative zurrá
	dative	zurrame	zurrate	zurrale	zurranos	not used	zurrales
	accusative	zurrame	zurrate	zurralo, zurrala	zurranos	not used	zurralos, zurralas
with formal second-person singular imperative zurre
	dative	zúrreme	not used	zúrrele, zúrrese	zúrrenos	not used	zúrreles
	accusative	zúrreme	not used	zúrrelo, zúrrela, zúrrese	zúrrenos	not used	zúrrelos, zúrrelas
with first-person plural imperative zurremos
	dative	not used	zurrémoste	zurrémosle	zurrémonos	zurrémoos	zurrémosles
	accusative	not used	zurrémoste	zurrémoslo, zurrémosla	zurrémonos	zurrémoos	zurrémoslos, zurrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative zurrad
	dative	zurradme	not used	zurradle	zurradnos	zurraos	zurradles
	accusative	zurradme	not used	zurradlo, zurradla	zurradnos	zurraos	zurradlos, zurradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative zurren
	dative	zúrrenme	not used	zúrrenle	zúrrennos	not used	zúrrenles, zúrrense
	accusative	zúrrenme	not used	zúrrenlo, zúrrenla	zúrrennos	not used	zúrrenlos, zúrrenlas, zúrrense

Further reading

• “zurrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications
• Inglés sin Barreras: Diccionario Webster-Velázquez, Los Angeles: Lexicon, 1999