reeleger

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ eleger.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.e.leˈʒe(ʁ)/ [he.e.leˈʒe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.e.leˈʒe(ʁ)/ [he.e.leˈʒe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.e.leˈʒe(ɾ)/ [he.e.leˈʒe(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.e.leˈʒe(ʁ)/ [χe.e.leˈʒe(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.e.leˈʒe(ɻ)/ [he.e.leˈʒe(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɛ.lɨˈʒeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɛ.lɨˈʒeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁjɛ.lɨˈʒe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧e‧le‧ger

Verb

reeleger (first-person singular present reelejo, first-person singular preterite reelegi, past participle reelegido, short past participle reeleito)

1. to reelect (elect again)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reeleger (irregular short past participle; g-j alternation) (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	reeleger
Personal	reeleger	reelegeres	reeleger	reelegermos	reelegerdes	reelegerem
Gerund
	reelegendo
Short past participle
Masculine	reeleito1			reeleitos1
Feminine	reeleita1			reeleitas1
Long past participle
Masculine	reelegido2			reelegidos2
Feminine	reelegida2			reelegidas2
Indicative
Present	reelejo	reeleges	reelege	reelegemos	reelegeis	reelegem
Imperfect	reelegia	reelegias	reelegia	reelegíamos	reelegíeis	reelegiam
Preterite	reelegi	reelegeste	reelegeu	reelegemos	reelegestes	reelegeram
Pluperfect	reelegera	reelegeras	reelegera	reelegêramos	reelegêreis	reelegeram
Future	reelegerei	reelegerás	reelegerá	reelegeremos	reelegereis	reelegerão
Conditional	reelegeria	reelegerias	reelegeria	reelegeríamos	reelegeríeis	reelegeriam
Subjunctive
Present	reeleja	reelejas	reeleja	reelejamos	reelejais	reelejam
Imperfect	reelegesse	reelegesses	reelegesse	reelegêssemos	reelegêsseis	reelegessem
Future	reeleger	reelegeres	reeleger	reelegermos	reelegerdes	reelegerem
Imperative
Affirmative		reelege	reeleja	reelejamos	reelegei	reelejam
Negative (não)		não reelejas	não reeleja	não reelejamos	não reelejais	não reelejam

¹Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
²Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

Further reading

• “reeleger”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “reeleger”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025