oír

Etymology

From Old Portuguese oyr, from Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈiɾ]

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

Further reading

• “oír” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈiɾ/

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)

   Cada mañana oigo el canto de los pájaros.

   Every morning I listen to the singing of the birds.

4. (transitive) to heed; to listen to

Further reading

• “oír” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.