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Pronunciation
Verb
derrotar (first-person singular present derroto, first-person singular preterite derrotí, past participle derrotat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- to defeat
Conjugation
Portuguese
Etymology
From French dérouter (“to deroute, derail”).
Pronunciation
Verb
derrotar (first-person singular present derroto, first-person singular preterite derrotei, past participle derrotado)
- (transitive) to defeat
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to ruin oneself
1999, Carlos Vale Ferraz, O livro das maravilhas: anais dos tristes acontecimentos do milénio, Noticias Editorial, →ISBN:Que aconteceu, meu rapaz? Derrotei-me a mim próprio e até, para não expor a minha miséria às gerações que devem ser educadas no respeito pelos corajosos, levei as minhas cinzas para a catedral por um caminho esconso! Que me ficou ...- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From derrota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deroˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧rro‧tar
Verb
derrotar (first-person singular present derroto, first-person singular preterite derroté, past participle derrotado)
- to defeat
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of derrotar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive derrotar
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dative
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derrotarme
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derrotarte
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derrotarle, derrotarse
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derrotarnos
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derrotaros
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derrotarles, derrotarse
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accusative
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derrotarme
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derrotarte
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derrotarlo, derrotarla, derrotarse
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derrotarnos
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derrotaros
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derrotarlos, derrotarlas, derrotarse
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with gerund derrotando
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dative
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derrotándome
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derrotándote
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derrotándole, derrotándose
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derrotándonos
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derrotándoos
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derrotándoles, derrotándose
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accusative
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derrotándome
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derrotándote
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derrotándolo, derrotándola, derrotándose
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derrotándonos
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derrotándoos
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derrotándolos, derrotándolas, derrotándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative derrota
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dative
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derrótame
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derrótate
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derrótale
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derrótanos
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not used
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derrótales
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accusative
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derrótame
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derrótate
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derrótalo, derrótala
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derrótanos
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not used
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derrótalos, derrótalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative derrotá
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dative
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derrotame
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derrotate
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derrotale
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derrotanos
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not used
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derrotales
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accusative
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derrotame
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derrotate
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derrotalo, derrotala
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derrotanos
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not used
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derrotalos, derrotalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative derrote
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dative
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derróteme
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not used
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derrótele, derrótese
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derrótenos
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not used
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derróteles
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accusative
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derróteme
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not used
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derrótelo, derrótela, derrótese
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derrótenos
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not used
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derrótelos, derrótelas
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with first-person plural imperative derrotemos
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dative
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not used
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derrotémoste
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derrotémosle
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derrotémonos
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derrotémoos
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derrotémosles
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accusative
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not used
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derrotémoste
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derrotémoslo, derrotémosla
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derrotémonos
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derrotémoos
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derrotémoslos, derrotémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative derrotad
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dative
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derrotadme
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not used
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derrotadle
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derrotadnos
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derrotaos
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derrotadles
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accusative
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derrotadme
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not used
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derrotadlo, derrotadla
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derrotadnos
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derrotaos
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derrotadlos, derrotadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative derroten
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dative
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derrótenme
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not used
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derrótenle
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derrótennos
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not used
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derrótenles, derrótense
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accusative
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derrótenme
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not used
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derrótenlo, derrótenla
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derrótennos
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not used
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derrótenlos, derrótenlas, derrótense
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