aquirar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English acquire, French acquérir, German akquirieren, Italian acquisire, Spanish adquirir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akwiˈrar/, /akviˈrar/
• Hyphenation: a‧qui‧rar

Verb

aquirar (present tense aquiras, past tense aquiris, future tense aquiros, imperative aquirez, conditional aquirus)

1. (transitive) to get (through one's own exertions), to become the possessor of (by purchase, by labor, etc.), to acquire, win

   Lu aquiris nova automobilo.

   He/she got a new car.

2. (transitive) to contract (a habit, a sickness)

   Mea patri aquiris la kataro.

   My parents got the cold.

3. (transitive) to gain (affection favor), to incur (dislike, hatred)

   Me aquiris lua voto.

   I got his/her vote.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aquirar

		present		past		future
infinitive		aquirar		aquirir		aquiror
tense		aquiras		aquiris		aquiros
conditional		aquirus		—		—
imperative		aquirez		—		—
adjective active participle		aquiranta		aquirinta		aquironta
adverbial active participle		aquirante		aquirinte		aquironte
nominal active participle	singular	aquiranto		aquirinto		aquironto
	plural	aquiranti		aquirinti		aquironti
adjective passive participle		aquirata		aquirita		aquirota
adverbial passive participle		aquirate		aquirite		aquirote
nominal passive participle	singular	aquirato		aquirito		aquiroto
	plural	aquirati		aquiriti		aquiroti

Derived terms

• aquiro (“acquisition, attainment”)
• aquirajo (“what is acquired”)