adotar

adotar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adoptar (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese adoutar, from Latin adoptāre, present active infinitive of adoptō.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [adoˈta(ɹ)]
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [adoˈta(ɻ)]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [adoˈta(χ)]
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐðɔˈtaɾ]
• Hyphenation: a‧do‧tar

Verb

adotar (first-person singular present indicative adoto, past participle adotado)

1. to adopt (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)
2. to apply an idea or concept

   A Rússia adotou o capitalismo em 1991.

   Russia adopted capitalism in 1991.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb adotar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	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	adotar
Personal	adotar	adotares	adotar	adotarmos	adotardes	adotarem
Gerund
	adotando
Past participle
Masculine	adotado			adotados
Feminine	adotada			adotadas
Indicative
Present	adoto	adotas	adota	adotamos	adotais	adotam
Imperfect	adotava	adotavas	adotava	adotávamos	adotáveis	adotavam
Preterite	adotei	adotaste	adotou	adotamos adotámos	adotastes	adotaram
Pluperfect	adotara	adotaras	adotara	adotáramos	adotáreis	adotaram
Future	adotarei	adotarás	adotará	adotaremos	adotareis	adotarão
Conditional
	adotaria	adotarias	adotaria	adotaríamos	adotaríeis	adotariam
Subjunctive
Present	adote	adotes	adote	adotemos	adoteis	adotem
Imperfect	adotasse	adotasses	adotasse	adotássemos	adotásseis	adotassem
Future	adotar	adotares	adotar	adotarmos	adotardes	adotarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	adota	adote	adotemos	adotai	adotem
Negative (não)	-	adotes	adote	adotemos	adoteis	adotem

Related terms

• adotado, adoção