chipar

Portuguese

Etymology

From chipe +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈpaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈpa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: chi‧par
• Homophone: shippar

Verb

chipar (first-person singular present chipo, first-person singular preterite chipei, past participle chipado)

1. (transitive, informal) to chip (to fit with a microchip)

   Devia chipar o meu cão.

   I should chip my dog.

2. (transitive, automotive) to chip (to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chipar (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	chipar
Personal	chipar	chipares	chipar	chiparmos	chipardes	chiparem
Gerund
	chipando
Past participle
Masculine	chipado			chipados
Feminine	chipada			chipadas
Indicative
Present	chipo	chipas	chipa	chipamos	chipais	chipam
Imperfect	chipava	chipavas	chipava	chipávamos	chipáveis	chipavam
Preterite	chipei	chipaste	chipou	chipamos1, chipámos2	chipastes	chiparam
Pluperfect	chipara	chiparas	chipara	chipáramos	chipáreis	chiparam
Future	chiparei	chiparás	chipará	chiparemos	chipareis	chiparão
Conditional	chiparia	chiparias	chiparia	chiparíamos	chiparíeis	chipariam
Subjunctive
Present	chipe	chipes	chipe	chipemos	chipeis	chipem
Imperfect	chipasse	chipasses	chipasse	chipássemos	chipásseis	chipassem
Future	chipar	chipares	chipar	chiparmos	chipardes	chiparem
Imperative
Affirmative		chipa	chipe	chipemos	chipai	chipem
Negative (não)		não chipes	não chipe	não chipemos	não chipeis	não chipem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “chipar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025