cofar

Galician

Alternative forms

• cofear

Etymology

Either from cofia (“coif”), or a borrowing from French coiffer. Cognate with Portuguese cofiar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko.ˈfaɾ]

Verb

cofar (first-person singular present cofo, first-person singular preterite cofei, past participle cofado)

1. to fondle, caress

   Synonyms: acariciar, acariñar, aloumiñar

2. to pet, to gentle stroke

   Synonyms: afagar, cozar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of cofar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	cofar
Personal	cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofaren
Gerund
	cofando
Past participle
Masculine	cofado			cofados
Feminine	cofada			cofadas
Indicative
Present	cofo	cofas	cofa	cofamos	cofades	cofan
Imperfect	cofaba	cofabas	cofaba	cofabamos	cofabades	cofaban
Preterite	cofei	cofaches	cofou	cofamos	cofastes	cofaron
Pluperfect	cofara	cofaras	cofara	cofaramos	cofarades	cofaran
Future	cofarei	cofarás	cofará	cofaremos	cofaredes	cofarán
Conditional	cofaría	cofarías	cofaría	cofariamos	cofariades	cofarían
Subjunctive
Present	cofe	cofes	cofe	cofemos	cofedes	cofen
Imperfect	cofase	cofases	cofase	cofásemos	cofásedes	cofasen
Future	cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofaren
Imperative
Affirmative		cofa	cofe	cofemos	cofade	cofen
Negative (non)		non cofes	non cofe	non cofemos	non cofedes	non cofen

    Reintegrated conjugation of cofar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	cofar
Personal	cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofarem
Gerund
	cofando
Past participle
Masculine	cofado			cofados
Feminine	cofada			cofadas
Indicative
Present	cofo	cofas	cofa	cofamos	cofades, cofais	cofam
Imperfect	cofava	cofavas	cofava	cofávamos	cofávades, cofáveis, cofávais1	cofavam
Preterite	cofei	cofaste, cofache1	cofou	cofamos	cofastes	cofárom, cofaram
Pluperfect	cofara	cofaras	cofara	cofáramos	cofárades, cofáreis, cofárais1	cofaram
Future	cofarei	cofarás	cofará	cofaremos	cofaredes, cofareis	cofarám, cofarão
Conditional	cofaria	cofarias	cofaria	cofaríamos	cofaríades, cofaríeis, cofaríais1	cofariam
Subjunctive
Present	cofe	cofes	cofe	cofemos	cofedes, cofeis	cofem
Imperfect	cofasse	cofasses	cofasse	cofássemos	cofássedes, cofásseis	cofassem
Future	cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofarem
Imperative
Affirmative		cofa	cofe	cofemos	cofade, cofai	cofem
Negative (nom)		nom cofes	nom cofe	nom cofemos	nom cofedes, nom cofeis	nom cofem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• cofia

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cofar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cofar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cofear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN