retomar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ tomar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

retomar (first-person singular present retomo, first-person singular preterite retomei, past participle retomado)

  1. to retake something lost
    Synonyms: reaver, recuperar
  2. to resume (start something again that has been stopped or paused)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retomar (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 retomar
Personal retomar retomares retomar retomarmos retomardes retomarem
Gerund
retomando
Past participle
Masculine retomado retomados
Feminine retomada retomadas
Indicative
Present retomo retomas retoma retomamos retomais retomam
Imperfect retomava retomavas retomava retomávamos retomáveis retomavam
Preterite retomei retomaste retomou retomamos1, retomámos2 retomastes retomaram
Pluperfect retomara retomaras retomara retomáramos retomáreis retomaram
Future retomarei retomarás retomará retomaremos retomareis retomarão
Conditional retomaria retomarias retomaria retomaríamos retomaríeis retomariam
Subjunctive
Present retome retomes retome retomemos retomeis retomem
Imperfect retomasse retomasses retomasse retomássemos retomásseis retomassem
Future retomar retomares retomar retomarmos retomardes retomarem
Imperative
Affirmative retoma retome retomemos retomai retomem
Negative (não) não retomes não retome não retomemos não retomeis não retomem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ tomar (“to take”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retoˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧to‧mar

Verb

retomar (first-person singular present retomo, first-person singular preterite retomé, past participle retomado)

  1. (transitive) to retake
  2. (transitive) to resume, to restart, to take up again

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retomar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive retomar
gerund retomando
past participle masculine feminine
singular retomado retomada
plural retomados retomadas
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 retomo retomastú
retomásvos 		retoma retomamos retomáis retoman
imperfect retomaba retomabas retomaba retomábamos retomabais retomaban
preterite retomé retomaste retomó retomamos retomasteis retomaron
future retomaré retomarás retomará retomaremos retomaréis retomarán
conditional retomaría retomarías retomaría retomaríamos retomaríais retomarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present retome retomestú
retomésvos2 		retome retomemos retoméis retomen
imperfect
(ra) 		retomara retomaras retomara retomáramos retomarais retomaran
imperfect
(se) 		retomase retomases retomase retomásemos retomaseis retomasen
future1 retomare retomares retomare retomáremos retomareis retomaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative retomatú
retomávos 		retome retomemos retomad retomen
negative no retomes no retome no retomemos no retoméis no retomen

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

    Selected combined forms of retomar

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 retomar dative retomarme retomarte retomarle, retomarse retomarnos retomaros retomarles, retomarse
accusative retomarme retomarte retomarlo, retomarla, retomarse retomarnos retomaros retomarlos, retomarlas, retomarse
with gerund retomando dative retomándome retomándote retomándole, retomándose retomándonos retomándoos retomándoles, retomándose
accusative retomándome retomándote retomándolo, retomándola, retomándose retomándonos retomándoos retomándolos, retomándolas, retomándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoma dative retómame retómate retómale retómanos not used retómales
accusative retómame retómate retómalo, retómala retómanos not used retómalos, retómalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retomá dative retomame retomate retomale retomanos not used retomales
accusative retomame retomate retomalo, retomala retomanos not used retomalos, retomalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retome dative retómeme not used retómele, retómese retómenos not used retómeles
accusative retómeme not used retómelo, retómela, retómese retómenos not used retómelos, retómelas
with first-person plural imperative retomemos dative not used retomémoste retomémosle retomémonos retomémoos retomémosles
accusative not used retomémoste retomémoslo, retomémosla retomémonos retomémoos retomémoslos, retomémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retomad dative retomadme not used retomadle retomadnos retomaos retomadles
accusative retomadme not used retomadlo, retomadla retomadnos retomaos retomadlos, retomadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retomen dative retómenme not used retómenle retómennos not used retómenles, retómense
accusative retómenme not used retómenlo, retómenla retómennos not used retómenlos, retómenlas, retómense

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