Polyglot Dictionary

edificar

/edʒifiˈkaɾ/

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)
edifico
preterite (eu)
edifiquei
past participle
edificado

Meaning

  1. to build

    • Edificaram uma torre.

      They built a tower.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

construir

edificar is more formal or literary, to erect, and also figuratively "to edify" someone morally; construir is the general everyday word — both mean "to build."

Similar in other languages

German

bauen

bauen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Spanish

construir

construir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Spanish

edificar

edificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Practice

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