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Portuguese
Etymology
From desajeitar, from des- + ajeitar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.ʒejˈta.du/ , /d͡ʒi.za.ʒejˈta.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.ʒejˈta.do/
- Hyphenation: de‧sa‧jei‧to
Adjective
desajeitado (feminine desajeitada, masculine plural desajeitados, feminine plural desajeitadas, comparable, comparative mais desajeitado, superlative o mais desajeitado or desajeitadíssimo)
- awkward; clumsy
Usage notes
- Usually desajeitado is meant as a quality (—use with ser—) while sem jeito is meant as a state (—use with estar or ficar).
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