engajar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English engage, French engager, German engagieren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡaˈʒar/, /enɡaˈd͡ʒar/

Verb

engajar (present tense engajas, past tense engajis, future tense engajos, imperative engajez, conditional engajus)

1. (transitive) to engage, hire (someone)
2. (transitive, military) to enlist (someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engajar

		present		past		future
infinitive		engajar		engajir		engajor
tense		engajas		engajis		engajos
conditional		engajus
imperative		engajez
adjective active participle		engajanta		engajinta		engajonta
adverbial active participle		engajante		engajinte		engajonte
nominal active participle	singular	engajanto		engajinto		engajonto
	plural	engajanti		engajinti		engajonti
adjective passive participle		engajata		engajita		engajota
adverbial passive participle		engajate		engajite		engajote
nominal passive participle	singular	engajato		engajito		engajoto
	plural	engajati		engajiti		engajoti

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French engager.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡaˈʒa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡaˈʒaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡaˈʒaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡaˈʒa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧jar

Verb

engajar (first-person singular present engajo, first-person singular preterite engajei, past participle engajado)

1. (transitive) to engage (to hold the attention of)
2. (transitive) to engage (to enter into conflict with)
3. (transitive) to engage (to arrange to employ or use)
4. (transitive) to engage (to gain someone’s support)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engajar (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	engajar
Personal	engajar	engajares	engajar	engajarmos	engajardes	engajarem
Gerund
	engajando
Past participle
Masculine	engajado			engajados
Feminine	engajada			engajadas
Indicative
Present	engajo	engajas	engaja	engajamos	engajais	engajam
Imperfect	engajava	engajavas	engajava	engajávamos	engajáveis	engajavam
Preterite	engajei	engajaste	engajou	engajamos1, engajámos2	engajastes	engajaram
Pluperfect	engajara	engajaras	engajara	engajáramos	engajáreis	engajaram
Future	engajarei	engajarás	engajará	engajaremos	engajareis	engajarão
Conditional	engajaria	engajarias	engajaria	engajaríamos	engajaríeis	engajariam
Subjunctive
Present	engaje	engajes	engaje	engajemos	engajeis	engajem
Imperfect	engajasse	engajasses	engajasse	engajássemos	engajásseis	engajassem
Future	engajar	engajares	engajar	engajarmos	engajardes	engajarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engaja	engaje	engajemos	engajai	engajem
Negative (não)		não engajes	não engaje	não engajemos	não engajeis	não engajem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• engajamento