Polyglot Dictionary

instruir

/ĩstɾuˈiɾ/

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)
instruo
preterite (eu)
instruí
past participle
instruído

Meaning

  1. to instruct

    • Instruiu os alunos.

      He instructed the students.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

anleiten

anleiten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to instruct."

Spanish

instruir

instruir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to instruct."

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