Polyglot Dictionary

surgir

/suɾˈʒiɾ/

verb B1

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)
surjo
preterite (eu)
surgi
past participle
surgido

Meaning

  1. to arise

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

madrugar

Worth distinguishing: madrugar means to wake up early specifically; surgir means to arise/appear in general.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

surgir

surgir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to arise."

Practice

1 What does surgir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches surgir?

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