lisonjear

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lisonjar

Etymology

From lisonja +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.zõ.ʒeˈa(ʁ)/ [li.zõ.ʒeˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.zõˈʒja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: li‧son‧je‧ar

Verb

lisonjear (first-person singular present lisonjeio, first-person singular preterite lisonjeei, past participle lisonjeado)

1. to flatter
2. to butter up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lisonjear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	lisonjear
Personal	lisonjear	lisonjeares	lisonjear	lisonjearmos	lisonjeardes	lisonjearem
Gerund
	lisonjeando
Past participle
Masculine	lisonjeado			lisonjeados
Feminine	lisonjeada			lisonjeadas
Indicative
Present	lisonjeio	lisonjeias	lisonjeia	lisonjeamos	lisonjeais	lisonjeiam
Imperfect	lisonjeava	lisonjeavas	lisonjeava	lisonjeávamos	lisonjeáveis	lisonjeavam
Preterite	lisonjeei	lisonjeaste	lisonjeou	lisonjeamos1, lisonjeámos2	lisonjeastes	lisonjearam
Pluperfect	lisonjeara	lisonjearas	lisonjeara	lisonjeáramos	lisonjeáreis	lisonjearam
Future	lisonjearei	lisonjearás	lisonjeará	lisonjearemos	lisonjeareis	lisonjearão
Conditional	lisonjearia	lisonjearias	lisonjearia	lisonjearíamos	lisonjearíeis	lisonjeariam
Subjunctive
Present	lisonjeie	lisonjeies	lisonjeie	lisonjeemos	lisonjeeis	lisonjeiem
Imperfect	lisonjeasse	lisonjeasses	lisonjeasse	lisonjeássemos	lisonjeásseis	lisonjeassem
Future	lisonjear	lisonjeares	lisonjear	lisonjearmos	lisonjeardes	lisonjearem
Imperative
Affirmative		lisonjeia	lisonjeie	lisonjeemos	lisonjeai	lisonjeiem
Negative (não)		não lisonjeies	não lisonjeie	não lisonjeemos	não lisonjeeis	não lisonjeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From lisonja +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lisonxeˈaɾ/ [li.sõŋ.xeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: li‧son‧je‧ar

Verb

lisonjear (first-person singular present lisonjeo, first-person singular preterite lisonjeé, past participle lisonjeado)

1. to flatter; to wheedle; to fawn

   Synonym: halagar

2. to delight; to please
3. to pay compliments to

   Synonym: halagar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lisonjear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			lisonjear
gerund			lisonjeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		lisonjeado		lisonjeada
		plural		lisonjeados		lisonjeadas
		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	lisonjeo	lisonjeastú lisonjeásvos	lisonjea	lisonjeamos	lisonjeáis	lisonjean
	imperfect	lisonjeaba	lisonjeabas	lisonjeaba	lisonjeábamos	lisonjeabais	lisonjeaban
	preterite	lisonjeé	lisonjeaste	lisonjeó	lisonjeamos	lisonjeasteis	lisonjearon
	future	lisonjearé	lisonjearás	lisonjeará	lisonjearemos	lisonjearéis	lisonjearán
	conditional	lisonjearía	lisonjearías	lisonjearía	lisonjearíamos	lisonjearíais	lisonjearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lisonjee	lisonjeestú lisonjeésvos2	lisonjee	lisonjeemos	lisonjeéis	lisonjeen
	imperfect (ra)	lisonjeara	lisonjearas	lisonjeara	lisonjeáramos	lisonjearais	lisonjearan
	imperfect (se)	lisonjease	lisonjeases	lisonjease	lisonjeásemos	lisonjeaseis	lisonjeasen
	future1	lisonjeare	lisonjeares	lisonjeare	lisonjeáremos	lisonjeareis	lisonjearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		lisonjeatú lisonjeávos	lisonjee	lisonjeemos	lisonjead	lisonjeen
	negative		no lisonjees	no lisonjee	no lisonjeemos	no lisonjeéis	no lisonjeen

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

    Selected combined forms of lisonjear

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 lisonjear	dative	lisonjearme	lisonjearte	lisonjearle, lisonjearse	lisonjearnos	lisonjearos	lisonjearles, lisonjearse
	accusative	lisonjearme	lisonjearte	lisonjearlo, lisonjearla, lisonjearse	lisonjearnos	lisonjearos	lisonjearlos, lisonjearlas, lisonjearse
with gerund lisonjeando	dative	lisonjeándome	lisonjeándote	lisonjeándole, lisonjeándose	lisonjeándonos	lisonjeándoos	lisonjeándoles, lisonjeándose
	accusative	lisonjeándome	lisonjeándote	lisonjeándolo, lisonjeándola, lisonjeándose	lisonjeándonos	lisonjeándoos	lisonjeándolos, lisonjeándolas, lisonjeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative lisonjea	dative	lisonjéame	lisonjéate	lisonjéale	lisonjéanos	not used	lisonjéales
	accusative	lisonjéame	lisonjéate	lisonjéalo, lisonjéala	lisonjéanos	not used	lisonjéalos, lisonjéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative lisonjeá	dative	lisonjeame	lisonjeate	lisonjeale	lisonjeanos	not used	lisonjeales
	accusative	lisonjeame	lisonjeate	lisonjealo, lisonjeala	lisonjeanos	not used	lisonjealos, lisonjealas
with formal second-person singular imperative lisonjee	dative	lisonjéeme	not used	lisonjéele, lisonjéese	lisonjéenos	not used	lisonjéeles
	accusative	lisonjéeme	not used	lisonjéelo, lisonjéela, lisonjéese	lisonjéenos	not used	lisonjéelos, lisonjéelas
with first-person plural imperative lisonjeemos	dative	not used	lisonjeémoste	lisonjeémosle	lisonjeémonos	lisonjeémoos	lisonjeémosles
	accusative	not used	lisonjeémoste	lisonjeémoslo, lisonjeémosla	lisonjeémonos	lisonjeémoos	lisonjeémoslos, lisonjeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative lisonjead	dative	lisonjeadme	not used	lisonjeadle	lisonjeadnos	lisonjeaos	lisonjeadles
	accusative	lisonjeadme	not used	lisonjeadlo, lisonjeadla	lisonjeadnos	lisonjeaos	lisonjeadlos, lisonjeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative lisonjeen	dative	lisonjéenme	not used	lisonjéenle	lisonjéennos	not used	lisonjéenles, lisonjéense
	accusative	lisonjéenme	not used	lisonjéenlo, lisonjéenla	lisonjéennos	not used	lisonjéenlos, lisonjéenlas, lisonjéense

Related terms

• lisonja
• lisonjeador
• lisonjería

 

Further reading

• “lisonjear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10