caracterizar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(h)], /ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/, /ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(χ)], /ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾak.te.ɾiˈza(ɻ)/, /ka.ɾa.ki.te.ɾiˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ktɨ.ɾiˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ktɨ.ɾiˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧rac‧te‧ri‧zar

Verb

caracterizar (first-person singular present caracterizo, first-person singular preterite caracterizei, past participle caracterizado) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

  1. to characterize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caracterizar (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 caracterizar
Personal caracterizar caracterizares caracterizar caracterizarmos caracterizardes caracterizarem
Gerund
caracterizando
Past participle
Masculine caracterizado caracterizados
Feminine caracterizada caracterizadas
Indicative
Present caracterizo caracterizas caracteriza caracterizamos caracterizais caracterizam
Imperfect caracterizava caracterizavas caracterizava caracterizávamos caracterizáveis caracterizavam
Preterite caracterizei caracterizaste caracterizou caracterizamos1, caracterizámos2 caracterizastes caracterizaram
Pluperfect caracterizara caracterizaras caracterizara caracterizáramos caracterizáreis caracterizaram
Future caracterizarei caracterizarás caracterizará caracterizaremos caracterizareis caracterizarão
Conditional caracterizaria caracterizarias caracterizaria caracterizaríamos caracterizaríeis caracterizariam
Subjunctive
Present caracterize caracterizes caracterize caracterizemos caracterizeis caracterizem
Imperfect caracterizasse caracterizasses caracterizasse caracterizássemos caracterizásseis caracterizassem
Future caracterizar caracterizares caracterizar caracterizarmos caracterizardes caracterizarem
Imperative
Affirmative caracteriza caracterize caracterizemos caracterizai caracterizem
Negative (não) não caracterizes não caracterize não caracterizemos não caracterizeis não caracterizem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin charactērizō, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō), from χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaɡteɾiˈθaɾ/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪e.ɾiˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaɾaɡteɾiˈsaɾ/ [ka.ɾaɣ̞.t̪e.ɾiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧rac‧te‧ri‧zar

Verb

caracterizar (first-person singular present caracterizo, first-person singular preterite caractericé, past participle caracterizado)

  1. (transitive) to characterize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of caracterizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive caracterizar
gerund caracterizando
past participle masculine feminine
singular caracterizado caracterizada
plural caracterizados caracterizadas
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 caracterizo caracterizastú
caracterizásvos 		caracteriza caracterizamos caracterizáis caracterizan
imperfect caracterizaba caracterizabas caracterizaba caracterizábamos caracterizabais caracterizaban
preterite caractericé caracterizaste caracterizó caracterizamos caracterizasteis caracterizaron
future caracterizaré caracterizarás caracterizará caracterizaremos caracterizaréis caracterizarán
conditional caracterizaría caracterizarías caracterizaría caracterizaríamos caracterizaríais caracterizarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present caracterice caractericestú
caractericésvos2 		caracterice caractericemos caractericéis caractericen
imperfect
(ra) 		caracterizara caracterizaras caracterizara caracterizáramos caracterizarais caracterizaran
imperfect
(se) 		caracterizase caracterizases caracterizase caracterizásemos caracterizaseis caracterizasen
future1 caracterizare caracterizares caracterizare caracterizáremos caracterizareis caracterizaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative caracterizatú
caracterizávos 		caracterice caractericemos caracterizad caractericen
negative no caracterices no caracterice no caractericemos no caractericéis no caractericen

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

    Selected combined forms of caracterizar (c-z alternation)

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 caracterizar dative caracterizarme caracterizarte caracterizarle, caracterizarse caracterizarnos caracterizaros caracterizarles, caracterizarse
accusative caracterizarme caracterizarte caracterizarlo, caracterizarla, caracterizarse caracterizarnos caracterizaros caracterizarlos, caracterizarlas, caracterizarse
with gerund caracterizando dative caracterizándome caracterizándote caracterizándole, caracterizándose caracterizándonos caracterizándoos caracterizándoles, caracterizándose
accusative caracterizándome caracterizándote caracterizándolo, caracterizándola, caracterizándose caracterizándonos caracterizándoos caracterizándolos, caracterizándolas, caracterizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative caracteriza dative caracterízame caracterízate caracterízale caracterízanos not used caracterízales
accusative caracterízame caracterízate caracterízalo, caracterízala caracterízanos not used caracterízalos, caracterízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative caracterizá dative caracterizame caracterizate caracterizale caracterizanos not used caracterizales
accusative caracterizame caracterizate caracterizalo, caracterizala caracterizanos not used caracterizalos, caracterizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative caracterice dative caracteríceme not used caracterícele, caracterícese caracterícenos not used caracteríceles
accusative caracteríceme not used caracterícelo, caracterícela, caracterícese caracterícenos not used caracterícelos, caracterícelas
with first-person plural imperative caractericemos dative not used caractericémoste caractericémosle caractericémonos caractericémoos caractericémosles
accusative not used caractericémoste caractericémoslo, caractericémosla caractericémonos caractericémoos caractericémoslos, caractericémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative caracterizad dative caracterizadme not used caracterizadle caracterizadnos caracterizaos caracterizadles
accusative caracterizadme not used caracterizadlo, caracterizadla caracterizadnos caracterizaos caracterizadlos, caracterizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative caractericen dative caracterícenme not used caracterícenle caracterícennos not used caracterícenles, caracterícense
accusative caracterícenme not used caracterícenlo, caracterícenla caracterícennos not used caracterícenlos, caracterícenlas, caracterícense

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