Polyglot Dictionary

ensinar

/ẽsiˈnaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ensino
preterite (eu)
ensinei
past participle
ensinado

Meaning

  1. to teach

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

lecionar

lecionar is more formal, to lecture or teach professionally, like a professor; ensinar is the everyday general word — both mean "to teach."

Similar in other languages

German

lehren

lehren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to teach."

German

unterrichten

unterrichten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to teach."

French

enseigner

enseigner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to teach."

Practice

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