reconhecer
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese reconnocer, from Latin recognōscere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.kõ.ɲeˈse(ʁ)/ [he.kõ.j̃eˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.kõ.ɲeˈse(ɾ)/ [he.kõ.j̃eˈse(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.kõ.ɲeˈse(ʁ)/ [χe.kõ.j̃eˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ko.ɲeˈse(ɻ)/ [he.ko.ɲeˈse(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ku.ɲɨˈseɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ku.ɲɨˈse.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: re‧co‧nhe‧cer
Verb
reconhecer (first-person singular present reconheço, first-person singular preterite reconheci, past participle reconhecido)
- to recognize
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 628:
- Reconheceu-a imediatamente pelas belas luzes que dançavam e cintilavam como diamantes.
- He recognized it immediately by the lights that danced and sparkled like diamonds.
- to acknowledge
Conjugation
Conjugation of reconhecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)