eleger

Latin

Verb

ēlēger

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ēlēgō

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēligere (“to choose, to elect”), from ex (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”).

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈʒeɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.lɨˈʒe.ɾi/

Hyphenation: e‧le‧ger

Verb

eleger (first-person singular present elejo, first-person singular preterite elegi, past participle elegido, short past participle eleito)

to elect
to name (mention, specify, choose)
Synonym: nomear

Conjugation

Conjugation of eleger (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	eleger
Personal	eleger	elegeres	eleger	elegermos	elegerdes	elegerem
Gerund
	elegendo
Short past participle
Masculine	eleito¹			eleitos¹
Feminine	eleita¹			eleitas¹
Long past participle
Masculine	elegido²			elegidos²
Feminine	elegida²			elegidas²
Indicative
Present	elejo	eleges	elege	elegemos	elegeis	elegem
Imperfect	elegia	elegias	elegia	elegíamos	elegíeis	elegiam
Preterite	elegi	elegeste	elegeu	elegemos	elegestes	elegeram
Pluperfect	elegera	elegeras	elegera	elegêramos	elegêreis	elegeram
Future	elegerei	elegerás	elegerá	elegeremos	elegereis	elegerão
Conditional	elegeria	elegerias	elegeria	elegeríamos	elegeríeis	elegeriam
Subjunctive
Present	eleja	elejas	eleja	elejamos	elejais	elejam
Imperfect	elegesse	elegesses	elegesse	elegêssemos	elegêsseis	elegessem
Future	eleger	elegeres	eleger	elegermos	elegerdes	elegerem
Imperative
Affirmative		elege	eleja	elejamos	elegei	elejam
Negative (não)		não elejas	não eleja	não elejamos	não elejais	não elejam

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

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