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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 )
( transitive ) to acquire ( to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own )
Conjugation
Further reading
“adquirir ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
“adquirir ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“adquirir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“adquirir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /adkiˈɾiɾ/
Rhymes: -iɾ
Hyphenation: ad‧qui‧rir
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 )
to acquire ( to get as one's own )
Conjugation
adquirir
adquirir
adquirires
adquirir
adquirirmos
adquirirdes
adquirirem
adquirindo
adquirido
adquiridos
adquirida
adquiridas
Indicative
Present
adquiro
adquires
adquire
adquirimos
adquirides , adquiris
adquirem
Imperfect
adquiria
adquirias
adquiria
adquiríamos
adquiríades , adquiríeis , adquiríais 1
adquiriam
Preterite
adquirim , adquiri
adquiriste , adquiriche 1
adquiriu
adquirimos
adquiristes
adquirírom , adquiriram
Pluperfect
adquirira
adquiriras
adquirira
adquiríramos
adquirírades , adquiríreis , adquirírais 1
adquiriram
Future
adquirirei
adquirirás
adquirirá
adquiriremos
adquiriredes , adquirireis
adquirirám , adquirirão
Conditional
adquiriria
adquiririas
adquiriria
adquiriríamos
adquiriríades , adquiriríeis , adquiriríais 1
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
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adquīrere , with a change in conjugation. Cognate of Spanish adquirir , French acquérir and English acquire .
Pronunciation
Verb
adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro , first-person singular preterite adquiri , past participle adquirido )
to acquire , get , obtain , procure
Synonyms: conseguir , obter , arrumar
to purchase , buy
Synonym: comprar
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adquīrere . Attested from the fifteenth century.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /adkiˈɾiɾ/
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: ad‧qui‧rir
Verb
adquirir (first-person singular present adquiero , first-person singular preterite adquirí , past participle adquirido )
( transitive ) to acquire
Synonym: conseguir
( transitive ) to buy
Synonym: comprar
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of adquirir (i-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive adquirir
adquirirme
adquirirte
adquirirle , adquirirse
adquirirnos
adquiriros
adquirirles , adquirirse
adquirirme
adquirirte
adquirirlo , adquirirla , adquirirse
adquirirnos
adquiriros
adquirirlos , adquirirlas , adquirirse
with gerund adquiriendo
adquiriéndome
adquiriéndote
adquiriéndole , adquiriéndose
adquiriéndonos
adquiriéndoos
adquiriéndoles , adquiriéndose
adquiriéndome
adquiriéndote
adquiriéndolo , adquiriéndola , adquiriéndose
adquiriéndonos
adquiriéndoos
adquiriéndolos , adquiriéndolas , adquiriéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adquiere
adquiéreme
adquiérete
adquiérele
adquiérenos
not used
adquiéreles
adquiéreme
adquiérete
adquiérelo , adquiérela
adquiérenos
not used
adquiérelos , adquiérelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adquirí
adquirime
adquirite
adquirile
adquirinos
not used
adquiriles
adquirime
adquirite
adquirilo , adquirila
adquirinos
not used
adquirilos , adquirilas
with formal second-person singular imperative adquiera
adquiérame
not used
adquiérale , adquiérase
adquiéranos
not used
adquiérales
adquiérame
not used
adquiéralo , adquiérala , adquiérase
adquiéranos
not used
adquiéralos , adquiéralas
with first-person plural imperative adquiramos
not used
adquirámoste
adquirámosle
adquirámonos
adquirámoos
adquirámosles
not used
adquirámoste
adquirámoslo , adquirámosla
adquirámonos
adquirámoos
adquirámoslos , adquirámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adquirid
adquiridme
not used
adquiridle
adquiridnos
adquiríos
adquiridles
adquiridme
not used
adquiridlo , adquiridla
adquiridnos
adquiríos
adquiridlos , adquiridlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adquieran
adquiéranme
not used
adquiéranle
adquiérannos
not used
adquiéranles , adquiéranse
adquiéranme
not used
adquiéranlo , adquiéranla
adquiérannos
not used
adquiéranlos , adquiéranlas , adquiéranse
Derived terms
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