concorrer

See also: concórrer

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin concurrere. By surface analysis, con- +‎ correr.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [kõ.koˈhe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [kõ.koˈhe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.koˈʁe(ɾ)/ [kõ.koˈhe(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [kõ.koˈχe(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.koˈʁe(ɻ)/ [kõ.koˈhe(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kuˈʁeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kuˈʁeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kuˈʁe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧cor‧rer

Verb

concorrer (first-person singular present concorro, first-person singular preterite concorri, past participle concorrido)

1. (intransitive) to run (to be a candidate in an election for a given post) [with a ‘for an office’]

   Meu pai concorreu a presidente e perdeu.

   My father ran for president and lost.

2. (intransitive) to have the chance of winning [with a ‘a given prize’]

   Precisamos comprar dez bilhetes para concorrermos ao carro.

   We need to buy ten tickets in order to have the chance of winning the car.

3. (intransitive) to compete (to strive for the same thing) [with com ‘with someone’]

   Synonym: competir

   Ele concorrera com poucos candidatos.

   He had competed with few candidates.

4. (obsolete, intransitive) to concur (to run together)

   A linha de frente concorreria até os derrotados.

   The front line would then concur towards the defeated.

5. (intransitive or auxiliary) to contribute (to be a factor in the occurrence (of something)) [with para (+ object) ‘to something’ or para (+ infinitive) ‘to doing something’]

   Synonym: contribuir

   Sua doação concorre para o fim da miséria.

   Your donation contributes to the end of misery.

   Concorremos para terminar o projeto.

   We contributed to finishing the project.

6. (intransitive) to coexist (especially in disharmony) [with em ‘in a location’]

   Synonym: coexistir

   Duas religiões concorriam naquele país.

   Two religions coexisted in that country.

7. (intransitive) to concur; to agree (to have the same opinion (as someone else)) [with com ‘with someone/something’]

   Synonym: concordar

   Concorro com o que disseram.

   I concur with what you said.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of concorrer (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	concorrer
Personal	concorrer	concorreres	concorrer	concorrermos	concorrerdes	concorrerem
Gerund
	concorrendo
Past participle
Masculine	concorrido			concorridos
Feminine	concorrida			concorridas
Indicative
Present	concorro	concorres	concorre	concorremos	concorreis	concorrem
Imperfect	concorria	concorrias	concorria	concorríamos	concorríeis	concorriam
Preterite	concorri	concorreste	concorreu	concorremos	concorrestes	concorreram
Pluperfect	concorrera	concorreras	concorrera	concorrêramos	concorrêreis	concorreram
Future	concorrerei	concorrerás	concorrerá	concorreremos	concorrereis	concorrerão
Conditional	concorreria	concorrerias	concorreria	concorreríamos	concorreríeis	concorreriam
Subjunctive
Present	concorra	concorras	concorra	concorramos	concorrais	concorram
Imperfect	concorresse	concorresses	concorresse	concorrêssemos	concorrêsseis	concorressem
Future	concorrer	concorreres	concorrer	concorrermos	concorrerdes	concorrerem
Imperative
Affirmative		concorre	concorra	concorramos	concorrei	concorram
Negative (não)		não concorras	não concorra	não concorramos	não concorrais	não concorram

Derived terms

• concorrência

Related terms

• concurso