adquirir

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere.

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular indicative present adquiro, past participle adquiríu)

  1. (transitive) acquire (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquireixo, first-person singular preterite adquirí, past participle adquirit)

  1. (transitive) to acquire (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive adquirir
gerund adquirint
past participle masculine feminine
singular adquirit adquirida
plural adquirits adquirides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present adquireixo adquireixes adquireix adquirim adquiriu adquireixen
imperfect adquiria adquiries adquiria adquiríem adquiríeu adquirien
future adquiriré adquiriràs adquirirà adquirirem adquirireu adquiriran
preterite adquirí adquirires adquirí adquirírem adquiríreu adquiriren
conditional adquiriria adquiriries adquiriria adquiriríem adquiriríeu adquiririen
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present adquireixi adquireixis adquireixi adquirim adquiriu adquireixin
imperfect adquirís adquirissis adquirís adquiríssim adquiríssiu adquirissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — adquireix adquireixi adquirim adquiriu adquireixin
negative (no) — no adquireixis no adquireixi no adquirim no adquiriu no adquireixin

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Galician

Pronunciation

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquirín, past participle adquirido)
adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquirim or adquiri, past participle adquirido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to acquire (to get as one's own)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir
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 adquirir
Personal adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquiriren
Gerund
adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine adquirido adquiridos
Feminine adquirida adquiridas
Indicative
Present adquiro adquires adquire adquirimos adquirides adquiren
Imperfect adquiría adquirías adquiría adquiriamos adquiriades adquirían
Preterite adquirín adquiriches adquiriu adquirimos adquiristes adquiriron
Pluperfect adquirira adquiriras adquirira adquiriramos adquirirades adquiriran
Future adquirirei adquirirás adquirirá adquiriremos adquiriredes adquirirán
Conditional adquiriría adquirirías adquiriría adquiririamos adquiririades adquirirían
Subjunctive
Present adquira adquiras adquira adquiramos adquirades adquiran
Imperfect adquirise adquirises adquirise adquirísemos adquirísedes adquirisen
Future adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquiriren
Imperative
Affirmative adquire adquira adquiramos adquiride adquiran
Negative (non) non adquiras non adquira non adquiramos non adquirades non adquiran
    Reintegrated conjugation of adquirir (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 adquirir
Personal adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquirirem
Gerund
adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine adquirido adquiridos
Feminine adquirida adquiridas
Indicative
Present adquiro adquires adquire adquirimos adquirides, adquiris adquirem
Imperfect adquiria adquirias adquiria adquiríamos adquiríades, adquiríeis, adquiríais1 adquiriam
Preterite adquirim, adquiri adquiriste, adquiriche1 adquiriu adquirimos adquiristes adquirírom, adquiriram
Pluperfect adquirira adquiriras adquirira adquiríramos adquirírades, adquiríreis, adquirírais1 adquiriram
Future adquirirei adquirirás adquirirá adquiriremos adquiriredes, adquirireis adquirirám, adquirirão
Conditional adquiriria adquiririas adquiriria adquiriríamos adquiriríades, adquiriríeis, adquiriríais1 adquiririam
Subjunctive
Present adquira adquiras adquira adquiramos adquirades, adquirais adquiram
Imperfect adquirisse adquirisses adquirisse adquiríssemos adquiríssedes, adquirísseis adquirissem
Future adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative adquire adquira adquiramos adquiride, adquiri adquiram
Negative (nom) nom adquiras nom adquira nom adquiramos nom adquirades, nom adquirais nom adquiram

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere, with a change in conjugation. Cognate of Spanish adquirir, French acquérir and English acquire.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ , /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ɾ)/, /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ , /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ɻ)/, /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ɻ)/
 

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquiri, past participle adquirido)

  1. to acquire, get, obtain, procure
  2. to purchase, buy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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 adquirir
Personal adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquirirem
Gerund
adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine adquirido adquiridos
Feminine adquirida adquiridas
Indicative
Present adquiro adquires adquire adquirimos adquiris adquirem
Imperfect adquiria adquirias adquiria adquiríamos adquiríeis adquiriam
Preterite adquiri adquiriste adquiriu adquirimos adquiristes adquiriram
Pluperfect adquirira adquiriras adquirira adquiríramos adquiríreis adquiriram
Future adquirirei adquirirás adquirirá adquiriremos adquirireis adquirirão
Conditional adquiriria adquiririas adquiriria adquiriríamos adquiriríeis adquiririam
Subjunctive
Present adquira adquiras adquira adquiramos adquirais adquiram
Imperfect adquirisse adquirisses adquirisse adquiríssemos adquirísseis adquirissem
Future adquirir adquirires adquirir adquirirmos adquirirdes adquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative adquire adquira adquiramos adquiri adquiram
Negative (não) não adquiras não adquira não adquiramos não adquirais não adquiram

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere. Attested from the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adkiˈɾiɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ad‧qui‧rir

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquiero, first-person singular preterite adquirí, past participle adquirido)

  1. (transitive) to acquire
    Synonym: conseguir
  2. (transitive) to buy
    Synonym: comprar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir (i-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive adquirir
gerund adquiriendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular adquirido adquirida
plural adquiridos adquiridas
singular 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
present adquiero adquierestú
adquirísvos 		adquiere adquirimos adquirís adquieren
imperfect adquiría adquirías adquiría adquiríamos adquiríais adquirían
preterite adquirí adquiriste adquirió adquirimos adquiristeis adquirieron
future adquiriré adquirirás adquirirá adquiriremos adquiriréis adquirirán
conditional adquiriría adquirirías adquiriría adquiriríamos adquiriríais adquirirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present adquiera adquierastú
adquirásvos2 		adquiera adquiramos adquiráis adquieran
imperfect
(ra) 		adquiriera adquirieras adquiriera adquiriéramos adquirierais adquirieran
imperfect
(se) 		adquiriese adquirieses adquiriese adquiriésemos adquirieseis adquiriesen
future1 adquiriere adquirieres adquiriere adquiriéremos adquiriereis adquirieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative adquieretú
adquirívos 		adquiera adquiramos adquirid adquieran
negative no adquieras no adquiera no adquiramos no adquiráis no adquieran

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adquirir (i-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive adquirir
dative adquirirme adquirirte adquirirle, adquirirse adquirirnos adquiriros adquirirles, adquirirse
accusative adquirirme adquirirte adquirirlo, adquirirla, adquirirse adquirirnos adquiriros adquirirlos, adquirirlas, adquirirse
with gerund adquiriendo
dative adquiriéndome adquiriéndote adquiriéndole, adquiriéndose adquiriéndonos adquiriéndoos adquiriéndoles, adquiriéndose
accusative adquiriéndome adquiriéndote adquiriéndolo, adquiriéndola, adquiriéndose adquiriéndonos adquiriéndoos adquiriéndolos, adquiriéndolas, adquiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adquiere
dative adquiéreme adquiérete adquiérele adquiérenos not used adquiéreles
accusative adquiéreme adquiérete adquiérelo, adquiérela adquiérenos not used adquiérelos, adquiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adquirí
dative adquirime adquirite adquirile adquirinos not used adquiriles
accusative adquirime adquirite adquirilo, adquirila adquirinos not used adquirilos, adquirilas
with formal second-person singular imperative adquiera
dative adquiérame not used adquiérale, adquiérase adquiéranos not used adquiérales
accusative adquiérame not used adquiéralo, adquiérala, adquiérase adquiéranos not used adquiéralos, adquiéralas
with first-person plural imperative adquiramos
dative not used adquirámoste adquirámosle adquirámonos adquirámoos adquirámosles
accusative not used adquirámoste adquirámoslo, adquirámosla adquirámonos adquirámoos adquirámoslos, adquirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adquirid
dative adquiridme not used adquiridle adquiridnos adquiríos adquiridles
accusative adquiridme not used adquiridlo, adquiridla adquiridnos adquiríos adquiridlos, adquiridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adquieran
dative adquiéranme not used adquiéranle adquiérannos not used adquiéranles, adquiéranse
accusative adquiéranme not used adquiéranlo, adquiéranla adquiérannos not used adquiéranlos, adquiéranlas, adquiéranse

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “querer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 719

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