# esnifar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sniff.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əz.niˈfa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ez.niˈfaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

esnifar (first-person singular present esnifo, first-person singular preterite esnifí, past participle esnifat)
* to snort (inhale (usually a drug) through the nose)
    Synonym: inhalar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | esnifant | esnifant | esnifant | esnifant | esnifant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | esnifat | esnifat | esnifada | esnifada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | esnifats | esnifats | esnifades | esnifades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | esnifo | esnifes | esnifa | esnifem | esnifeu | esnifen |
| indicative | imperfect | esnifava | esnifaves | esnifava | esnifàvem | esnifàveu | esnifaven |
| indicative | future | esnifaré | esnifaràs | esnifarà | esnifarem | esnifareu | esnifaran |
| indicative | preterite | esnifí | esnifares | esnifà | esnifàrem | esnifàreu | esnifaren |
| indicative | conditional | esnifaria | esnifaries | esnifaria | esnifaríem | esnifaríeu | esnifarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | esnifi | esnifis | esnifi | esnifem | esnifeu | esnifin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | esnifés | esnifessis | esnifés | esniféssim | esniféssiu | esnifessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | esnifa | esnifi | esnifem | esnifeu | esnifin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no esnifis | no esnifi | no esnifem | no esnifeu | no esnifin |

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* esnifiar

### Etymology

Borrowed from English sniff.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esniˈfaɾ/ [ez.niˈfaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: es‧ni‧far

### Verb

esnifar (first-person singular present esnifo, first-person singular preterite esnifé, past participle esnifado)
* to snort (inhale (usually a drug) through the nose)
    Synonym: inhalar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar | esnifar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | esnifando | esnifando | esnifando | esnifando | esnifando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | esnifado | esnifado | esnifada | esnifada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | esnifados | esnifados | esnifadas | esnifadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | esnifo | esnifas$^{tú}$ esnifás$^{vos}$ | esnifa | esnifamos | esnifáis | esnifan |
| indicative | imperfect | esnifaba | esnifabas | esnifaba | esnifábamos | esnifabais | esnifaban |
| indicative | preterite | esnifé | esnifaste | esnifó | esnifamos | esnifasteis | esnifaron |
| indicative | future | esnifaré | esnifarás | esnifará | esnifaremos | esnifaréis | esnifarán |
| indicative | conditional | esnifaría | esnifarías | esnifaría | esnifaríamos | esnifaríais | esnifarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | esnife | esnifes$^{tú}$ esnifés$^{vos2}$ | esnife | esnifemos | esniféis | esnifen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | esnifara | esnifaras | esnifara | esnifáramos | esnifarais | esnifaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | esnifase | esnifases | esnifase | esnifásemos | esnifaseis | esnifasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | esnifare | esnifares | esnifare | esnifáremos | esnifareis | esnifaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | esnifa$^{tú}$ esnifá$^{vos}$ | esnife | esnifemos | esnifad | esnifen |
| imperative | negative | | no esnifes | no esnife | no esnifemos | no esniféis | no esnifen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “esnifar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
* esnifiar | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE