engajar

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English engage, French engager, German engagieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enɡaˈʒar/, /enɡaˈd͡ʒar/

Verb

engajar (present tense engajas, past tense engajis, future tense engajos, imperative engajez, conditional engajus)

  1. (transitive) to engage, hire (someone)
  2. (transitive, military) to enlist (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of engajar
present past future
infinitive engajar engajir engajor
tense engajas engajis engajos
conditional engajus — —
imperative engajez — —
adjective active participle engajanta engajinta engajonta
adverbial active participle engajante engajinte engajonte
nominal
active participle 		singular engajanto engajinto engajonto
plural engajanti engajinti engajonti
adjective passive participle engajata engajita engajota
adverbial passive participle engajate engajite engajote
nominal
passive participle 		singular engajato engajito engajoto
plural engajati engajiti engajoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French engager.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ga‧jar

Verb

engajar (first-person singular present engajo, first-person singular preterite engajei, past participle engajado)

  1. (transitive) to engage (to hold the attention of)
  2. (transitive) to engage (to enter into conflict with)
  3. (transitive) to engage (to arrange to employ or use)
  4. (transitive) to engage (to gain someone’s support)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engajar (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 engajar
Personal engajar engajares engajar engajarmos engajardes engajarem
Gerund
engajando
Past participle
Masculine engajado engajados
Feminine engajada engajadas
Indicative
Present engajo engajas engaja engajamos engajais engajam
Imperfect engajava engajavas engajava engajávamos engajáveis engajavam
Preterite engajei engajaste engajou engajamos1, engajámos2 engajastes engajaram
Pluperfect engajara engajaras engajara engajáramos engajáreis engajaram
Future engajarei engajarás engajará engajaremos engajareis engajarão
Conditional engajaria engajarias engajaria engajaríamos engajaríeis engajariam
Subjunctive
Present engaje engajes engaje engajemos engajeis engajem
Imperfect engajasse engajasses engajasse engajássemos engajásseis engajassem
Future engajar engajares engajar engajarmos engajardes engajarem
Imperative
Affirmative engaja engaje engajemos engajai engajem
Negative (não) não engajes não engaje não engajemos não engajeis não engajem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “engajar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “engajar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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