roubar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese roubar, from Proto-Germanic *raubōnan.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /ʁo(w).ˈba(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ho(w).ˈba(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: rou‧bar

Verb

roubar (first-person singular present indicative roubo, past participle roubado)

1. to steal (to take illegally or without permission)
2. to cheat (to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation)
3. (figuratively) to seduce someone who is on another relationship
4. (figuratively) to deprive someone or something of its qualities

   O tempo roubara sua beleza.

   Time had “stolen” her beauty.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb roubar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	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	roubar
Personal	roubar	roubares	roubar	roubarmos	roubardes	roubarem
Gerund
	roubando
Past participle
Masculine	roubado			roubados
Feminine	roubada			roubadas
Indicative
Present	roubo	roubas	rouba	roubamos	roubais	roubam
Imperfect	roubava	roubavas	roubava	roubávamos	roubáveis	roubavam
Preterite	roubei	roubaste	roubou	roubamos roubámos	roubastes	roubaram
Pluperfect	roubara	roubaras	roubara	roubáramos	roubáreis	roubaram
Future	roubarei	roubarás	roubará	roubaremos	roubareis	roubarão
Conditional	roubaria	roubarias	roubaria	roubaríamos	roubaríeis	roubariam
Subjunctive
Present	roube	roubes	roube	roubemos	roubeis	roubem
Imperfect	roubasse	roubasses	roubasse	roubássemos	roubásseis	roubassem
Future	roubar	roubares	roubar	roubarmos	roubardes	roubarem
Imperative
Affirmative	roube	rouba	roube	roubemos	roubai	roubem
Negative (não)	roube	roubes	roube	roubemos	roubeis	roubem

Synonyms

• (to steal): afanar, apropriar-se, escamotear, furtar, larapiar, surripiar
• (to cheat): trapacear
• (to seduce): seduzir
• (to deprive of qualities): tirar

Derived terms

• rouba-monte

Related terms

• roubada
• roubado
• roubador
• roubalheira
• roubo