choiar

Galician

Etymology

Attested 1928. Unknown. Probably a derivative from choer (“to build an enclosure”), from Latin claudere (“to close”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔˈjaɾ/

Verb

choiar (first-person singular present choio, first-person singular preterite choiei, past participle choiado)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to work; to do business
    Eu choio nunha oficina.
    I work at an office.
    • 1928, Ricardo Carballal, De min pra vós. Contos do pobo, A Coruña: Nós, page 87:
      Chegaron tres tratantes que choiaban nas feiras
      There came three merchants that used to do business at the fairs
    Synonym: traballar

Conjugation
Conjugation of choiar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal choiar
personal choiar choiares choiar choiarmos choiardes choiaren
Gerund
choiando
Past participle singular plural
masculine choiado choiados
feminine choiada choiadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present choio choias choia choiamos choiades choian
imperfect choiaba choiabas choiaba choiabamos choiabades choiaban
preterite choiei choiaches choiou choiamos choiastes choiaron
pluperfect choiara choiaras choiara choiaramos choiarades choiaran
future choiarei choiarás choiará choiaremos choiaredes choiarán
conditional choiaría choiarías choiaría choiariamos choiariades choiarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present choie choies choie choiemos choiedes choien
preterite choiase choiases choiase choiásemos choiásedes choiasen
future choiar choiares choiar choiarmos choiardes choiaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – choia choie choiemos choiade choien
negative – choies choie choiemos choiedes choien

Derived terms

References
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