sujeito

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sogeito, probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin subiectus. Compare Spanish sujeto (definitely a borrowing) and Galician suxeito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.tu/ [suˈʒeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.tu/ [suˈʒeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.to/ [suˈʒeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒe.tu/

• Rhymes: -ejtu
• Hyphenation: su‧jei‧to

Noun

sujeito m (plural sujeitos)

1. subject
2. guy, bloke, person (unnamed individual)

   Esse sujeito está completamente louco!

   That guy is totally nuts!

Adjective

sujeito (feminine sujeita, masculine plural sujeitos, feminine plural sujeitas)

1. subject

   Todos estão sujeitos à lei.

   Everybody is subject to law.

Etymology 2

Verb

sujeito

1. first-person singular present indicative of sujeitar