quartar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kwahˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kwaɾˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kwaʁˈta(ʁ)/ [kwaχˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaɻˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐɾˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐɾˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐɾˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: quar‧tar

Etymology 1

From quarto (“fourth”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

quartar (first-person singular present quarto, first-person singular preterite quartei, past participle quartado)

1. to mix four flours in order to make bread

Conjugation

    Conjugation of quartar (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	quartar
Personal	quartar	quartares	quartar	quartarmos	quartardes	quartarem
Gerund
	quartando
Past participle
Masculine	quartado			quartados
Feminine	quartada			quartadas
Indicative
Present	quarto	quartas	quarta	quartamos	quartais	quartam
Imperfect	quartava	quartavas	quartava	quartávamos	quartáveis	quartavam
Preterite	quartei	quartaste	quartou	quartamos1, quartámos2	quartastes	quartaram
Pluperfect	quartara	quartaras	quartara	quartáramos	quartáreis	quartaram
Future	quartarei	quartarás	quartará	quartaremos	quartareis	quartarão
Conditional	quartaria	quartarias	quartaria	quartaríamos	quartaríeis	quartariam
Subjunctive
Present	quarte	quartes	quarte	quartemos	quarteis	quartem
Imperfect	quartasse	quartasses	quartasse	quartássemos	quartásseis	quartassem
Future	quartar	quartares	quartar	quartarmos	quartardes	quartarem
Imperative
Affirmative		quarta	quarte	quartemos	quartai	quartem
Negative (não)		não quartes	não quarte	não quartemos	não quarteis	não quartem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

From quarta (“quarte”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

quartar (first-person singular present quarto, first-person singular preterite quartei, past participle quartado)

1. (fencing) to move out of the line

Conjugation

    Conjugation of quartar (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	quartar
Personal	quartar	quartares	quartar	quartarmos	quartardes	quartarem
Gerund
	quartando
Past participle
Masculine	quartado			quartados
Feminine	quartada			quartadas
Indicative
Present	quarto	quartas	quarta	quartamos	quartais	quartam
Imperfect	quartava	quartavas	quartava	quartávamos	quartáveis	quartavam
Preterite	quartei	quartaste	quartou	quartamos1, quartámos2	quartastes	quartaram
Pluperfect	quartara	quartaras	quartara	quartáramos	quartáreis	quartaram
Future	quartarei	quartarás	quartará	quartaremos	quartareis	quartarão
Conditional	quartaria	quartarias	quartaria	quartaríamos	quartaríeis	quartariam
Subjunctive
Present	quarte	quartes	quarte	quartemos	quarteis	quartem
Imperfect	quartasse	quartasses	quartasse	quartássemos	quartásseis	quartassem
Future	quartar	quartares	quartar	quartarmos	quartardes	quartarem
Imperative
Affirmative		quarta	quarte	quartemos	quartai	quartem
Negative (não)		não quartes	não quarte	não quartemos	não quarteis	não quartem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 3

From quarta (“Wednesday”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

quartar (impersonal, third-person singular present quarta, third-person singular preterite quartou, past participle quartado)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, impersonal) to become Wednesday

Conjugation

    Conjugation of quartar (impersonal) (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	quartar
Personal	—	—	quartar	—	—	—
Gerund
	quartando
Past participle
Masculine	quartado			—
Feminine	—			—
Indicative
Present	—	—	quarta	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	quartava	—	—	—
Preterite	—	—	quartou	—	—	—
Pluperfect	—	—	quartara	—	—	—
Future	—	—	quartará	—	—	—
Conditional	—	—	quartaria	—	—	—
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	quarte	—	—	—
Imperfect	—	—	quartasse	—	—	—
Future	—	—	quartar	—	—	—
Imperative
Affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
Negative (não)		—	—	—	—	—

Further reading

• “quartar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “quartar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025