sem querer

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “without wanting”; compare Spanish sin querer and Catalan sense voler.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽj̃ keˈɾe(ʁ)/ [ˈsẽɪ̯̃ keˈɾe(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃j̃ kɨˈɾeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃j̃ kɨˈɾeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃j̃ kɨˈɾe.ɾi/

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Adverb

sem querer

1. inadvertently, unintentionally, accidentally

Derived terms

• sem querer querendo

Further reading

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