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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)
- to retake something lost
- Synonyms: reaver, recuperar
- to resume (start something again that has been stopped or paused)
Conjugation
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)
- (transitive) to retake
- (transitive) to resume, to restart, to take up again
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 retomar
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 retomar
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dative
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retomarme
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retomarte
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retomarle, retomarse
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retomarnos
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retomaros
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retomarles, retomarse
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accusative
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retomarme
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retomarte
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retomarlo, retomarla, retomarse
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retomarnos
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retomaros
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retomarlos, retomarlas, retomarse
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with gerund retomando
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dative
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retomándome
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retomándote
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retomándole, retomándose
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retomándonos
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retomándoos
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retomándoles, retomándose
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accusative
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retomándome
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retomándote
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retomándolo, retomándola, retomándose
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retomándonos
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retomándoos
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retomándolos, retomándolas, retomándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoma
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dative
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retómame
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retómate
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retómale
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retómanos
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not used
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retómales
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accusative
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retómame
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retómate
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retómalo, retómala
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retómanos
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not used
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retómalos, retómalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative retomá
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dative
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retomame
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retomate
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retomale
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retomanos
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not used
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retomales
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accusative
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retomame
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retomate
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retomalo, retomala
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retomanos
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not used
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retomalos, retomalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative retome
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dative
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retómeme
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not used
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retómele, retómese
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retómenos
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not used
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retómeles
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accusative
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retómeme
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not used
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retómelo, retómela, retómese
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retómenos
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not used
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retómelos, retómelas
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with first-person plural imperative retomemos
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dative
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not used
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retomémoste
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retomémosle
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retomémonos
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retomémoos
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retomémosles
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accusative
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not used
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retomémoste
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retomémoslo, retomémosla
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retomémonos
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retomémoos
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retomémoslos, retomémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative retomad
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dative
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retomadme
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not used
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retomadle
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retomadnos
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retomaos
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retomadles
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accusative
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retomadme
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not used
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retomadlo, retomadla
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retomadnos
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retomaos
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retomadlos, retomadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative retomen
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dative
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retómenme
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not used
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retómenle
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retómennos
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not used
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retómenles, retómense
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accusative
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retómenme
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not used
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retómenlo, retómenla
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retómennos
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not used
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retómenlos, retómenlas, retómense
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Further reading