Galician

Verb

oír ‎(first-person singular present oio, first-person singular preterite oín, past participle oído)

1. to hear
2. to listen
3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of oír
4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of oír

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish oir, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-is-d-, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis ‎(“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- ‎(“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- ‎(“to render”). Compare Portuguese ouvir.

Verb

oír ‎(first-person singular present oigo, first-person singular preterite oí, past participle oído)

1. (intransitive) to hear

   ¡Oiga, por favor!‎

   Excuse me! (Literally "Hear, please!")

2. (transitive) to hear (passively perceive a sound)
3. (transitive) to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)

   ¡Oiga!‎

   Listen up!

4. (transitive) to heed; to listen to

Conjugation

Related terms

• oíble
• oído
• oidor
• oyente

See also

• escuchar