obter
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin obtinēre, present active infinitive of obtineō.
Verb edit
obter (first-person singular present obteño, first-person singular preterite obtiven, past participle obtido)
obter (first-person singular present obtenho, first-person singular preterite obtivem or obtive, past participle obtido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to obtain
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of obter (irregular)
Reintegrated conjugation of obter (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “obter” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “obter” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin obtinēre, with conjugation based on ter.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ob‧ter
Verb edit
obter (first-person singular present obtenho, first-person singular preterite obtive, past participle obtido)
- to obtain, get
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 656:
- Ele podia ouvi-la se deslocando para a direita, para obter uma visão desimpedida dele.
- He could hear her moving herself to the right, to obtain an unobstructed view of him.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of obter (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:obter.