adquirir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ət.kiˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [at.kiˈɾiɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquireixo, first-person singular preterite adquirí, past participle adquirit)

1. (transitive) to acquire (to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			adquirir
gerund			adquirint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adquirit		adquirida
		plural		adquirits		adquirides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adquireixo	adquireixes	adquireix	adquirim	adquiriu	adquireixen
	imperfect	adquiria	adquiries	adquiria	adquiríem	adquiríeu	adquirien
	future	adquiriré	adquiriràs	adquirirà	adquirirem	adquirireu	adquiriran
	preterite	adquirí	adquirires	adquirí	adquirírem	adquiríreu	adquiriren
	conditional	adquiriria	adquiriries	adquiriria	adquiriríem	adquiriríeu	adquiririen
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adquireixi	adquireixis	adquireixi	adquirim	adquiriu	adquireixin
	imperfect	adquirís	adquirissis	adquirís	adquiríssim	adquiríssiu	adquirissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	adquireix	adquireixi	adquirim	adquiriu	adquireixin
	negative (no)	—	no adquireixis	no adquireixi	no adquirim	no adquiriu	no adquireixin

Related terms

• adquisició

Further reading

• “adquirir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “adquirir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “adquirir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adquirir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adkiˈɾiɾ/ [að̞.kiˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Hyphenation: ad‧qui‧rir

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquirín, past participle adquirido)
adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquirim or adquiri, past participle adquirido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to acquire (to get as one's own)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	adquirir
Personal	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquiriren
Gerund
	adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine	adquirido			adquiridos
Feminine	adquirida			adquiridas
Indicative
Present	adquiro	adquires	adquire	adquirimos	adquirides	adquiren
Imperfect	adquiría	adquirías	adquiría	adquiriamos	adquiriades	adquirían
Preterite	adquirín	adquiriches	adquiriu	adquirimos	adquiristes	adquiriron
Pluperfect	adquirira	adquiriras	adquirira	adquiriramos	adquirirades	adquiriran
Future	adquirirei	adquirirás	adquirirá	adquiriremos	adquiriredes	adquirirán
Conditional	adquiriría	adquirirías	adquiriría	adquiririamos	adquiririades	adquirirían
Subjunctive
Present	adquira	adquiras	adquira	adquiramos	adquirades	adquiran
Imperfect	adquirise	adquirises	adquirise	adquirísemos	adquirísedes	adquirisen
Future	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquiriren
Imperative
Affirmative		adquire	adquira	adquiramos	adquiride	adquiran
Negative (non)		non adquiras	non adquira	non adquiramos	non adquirades	non adquiran

    Reintegrated conjugation of adquirir (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	adquirir
Personal	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquirirem
Gerund
	adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine	adquirido			adquiridos
Feminine	adquirida			adquiridas
Indicative
Present	adquiro	adquires	adquire	adquirimos	adquirides, adquiris	adquirem
Imperfect	adquiria	adquirias	adquiria	adquiríamos	adquiríades, adquiríeis, adquiríais1	adquiriam
Preterite	adquirim, adquiri	adquiriste, adquiriche1	adquiriu	adquirimos	adquiristes	adquirírom, adquiriram
Pluperfect	adquirira	adquiriras	adquirira	adquiríramos	adquirírades, adquiríreis, adquirírais1	adquiriram
Future	adquirirei	adquirirás	adquirirá	adquiriremos	adquiriredes, adquirireis	adquirirám, adquirirão
Conditional	adquiriria	adquiririas	adquiriria	adquiriríamos	adquiriríades, adquiriríeis, adquiriríais1	adquiririam
Subjunctive
Present	adquira	adquiras	adquira	adquiramos	adquirades, adquirais	adquiram
Imperfect	adquirisse	adquirisses	adquirisse	adquiríssemos	adquiríssedes, adquirísseis	adquirissem
Future	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative		adquire	adquira	adquiramos	adquiride, adquiri	adquiram
Negative (nom)		nom adquiras	nom adquira	nom adquiramos	nom adquirades, nom adquirais	nom adquiram

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “adquirir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “adquirir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere, with a change in conjugation. Cognate of Spanish adquirir, French acquérir and English acquire.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(h)], /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(h)], /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ɾ)/, /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(χ)], /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.kiˈɾi(ɻ)/, /a.d͡ʒi.kiˈɾi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dkiˈɾiɾ/ [ɐ.ðkiˈɾiɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dkiˈɾiɾ/ [ɐ.ðkiˈɾiɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dkiˈɾi.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðkiˈɾi.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ad‧qui‧rir

Verb

adquirir (first-person singular present adquiro, first-person singular preterite adquiri, past participle adquirido)

1. to acquire, get, obtain, procure

   Synonyms: conseguir, obter, arrumar

2. to purchase, buy

   Synonym: comprar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adquirir (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	adquirir
Personal	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquirirem
Gerund
	adquirindo
Past participle
Masculine	adquirido			adquiridos
Feminine	adquirida			adquiridas
Indicative
Present	adquiro	adquires	adquire	adquirimos	adquiris	adquirem
Imperfect	adquiria	adquirias	adquiria	adquiríamos	adquiríeis	adquiriam
Preterite	adquiri	adquiriste	adquiriu	adquirimos	adquiristes	adquiriram
Pluperfect	adquirira	adquiriras	adquirira	adquiríramos	adquiríreis	adquiriram
Future	adquirirei	adquirirás	adquirirá	adquiriremos	adquirireis	adquirirão
Conditional	adquiriria	adquiririas	adquiriria	adquiriríamos	adquiriríeis	adquiririam
Subjunctive
Present	adquira	adquiras	adquira	adquiramos	adquirais	adquiram
Imperfect	adquirisse	adquirisses	adquirisse	adquiríssemos	adquirísseis	adquirissem
Future	adquirir	adquirires	adquirir	adquirirmos	adquirirdes	adquirirem
Imperative
Affirmative		adquire	adquira	adquiramos	adquiri	adquiram
Negative (não)		não adquiras	não adquira	não adquiramos	não adquirais	não adquiram

Related terms

• aquisição