Polyglot Dictionary

afinar

/afiˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
afino
preterite (eu)
afinei
past participle
afinado

Meaning

  1. to tune

    • Afinou o violão.

      He tuned the guitar.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desafinar

afinar means "to tune," to bring into tune; desafinar means "to go out of tune" — an opposite direction pair worth knowing together.

Practice

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