desajeitado

Portuguese

Etymology

From desajeitar, from des- + ajeitar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.ʒejˈta.du/ [de.za.ʒeɪ̯ˈta.du], /d͡ʒi.za.ʒejˈta.du/ [d͡ʒi.za.ʒeɪ̯ˈta.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.ʒejˈta.do/ [de.za.ʒeɪ̯ˈta.do]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.ʒɐjˈta.du/ [dɨ.zɐ.ʒɐjˈta.ðu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.ʒejˈta.du/ [dɨ.zɐ.ʒejˈta.ðu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.ʒejˈta.du/ [dɨ.zɐ.ʒejˈta.ðu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.ʒeˈta.du/ [dɨ.zɐ.ʒeˈta.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: de‧sa‧jei‧to

Adjective

desajeitado (feminine desajeitada, masculine plural desajeitados, feminine plural desajeitadas, comparable, comparative mais desajeitado, superlative o mais desajeitado or desajeitadíssimo)

  1. awkward; clumsy

Usage notes

  • Usually desajeitado is meant as a quality (use with ser) while sem jeito is meant as a state (use with estar or ficar).

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