triar

Catalan

Etymology

unclear, but probably from a Latin base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾiˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tɾiˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

triar (first-person singular present trio, first-person singular preterite trií, past participle triat)

1. to pick, to decide, to choose (from a range of similar options)

   Synonyms: escollir, elegir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of triar (first conjugation)

infinitive			triar
gerund			triant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		triat		triada
		plural		triats		triades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	trio	tries	tria	triem	trieu	trien
	imperfect	triava	triaves	triava	triàvem	triàveu	triaven
	future	triaré	triaràs	triarà	triarem	triareu	triaran
	preterite	trií	triares	trià	triàrem	triàreu	triaren
	conditional	triaria	triaries	triaria	triaríem	triaríeu	triarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	triï	triïs	triï	triem	trieu	triïn
	imperfect	triés	triessis	triés	triéssim	triéssiu	triessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	tria	triï	triem	trieu	triïn
	negative (no)	—	no triïs	no triï	no triem	no trieu	no triïn

Derived terms

• tria
• triatge

Further reading

• “triar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French trier.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [tɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja(ʁ)/ [ˈtɾja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [tɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja(ʁ)/ [ˈtɾja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [tɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [tɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja(ʁ)/ [ˈtɾja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa(ɻ)/ [tɾɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɾja.ɾi/

Verb

triar (first-person singular present trio, first-person singular preterite triei, past participle triado) (transitive)

1. to triage, to sort
2. to screen (a telephone call)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of triar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	triar
Personal	triar	triares	triar	triarmos	triardes	triarem
Gerund
	triando
Past participle
Masculine	triado			triados
Feminine	triada			triadas
Indicative
Present	trio	trias	tria	triamos	triais	triam
Imperfect	triava	triavas	triava	triávamos	triáveis	triavam
Preterite	triei	triaste	triou	triamos1, triámos2	triastes	triaram
Pluperfect	triara	triaras	triara	triáramos	triáreis	triaram
Future	triarei	triarás	triará	triaremos	triareis	triarão
Conditional	triaria	triarias	triaria	triaríamos	triaríeis	triariam
Subjunctive
Present	trie	tries	trie	triemos	trieis	triem
Imperfect	triasse	triasses	triasse	triássemos	triásseis	triassem
Future	triar	triares	triar	triarmos	triardes	triarem
Imperative
Affirmative		tria	trie	triemos	triai	triem
Negative (não)		não tries	não trie	não triemos	não trieis	não triem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “triar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.