tomar

Galician

Verb

tomar (first-person sg present tomo, first-person sg preterite tomei, past participle tomado)

1. to take
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tomar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tomar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tomar

infinitive			tomar
gerund			tomando
past participle			tomado
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	tomo	tomas	toma	tomamos	tomades	toman
	imperfect	tomaba	tomabas	tomaba	tomabamos	tomabades	tomaban
	preterite	tomei	tomaches	tomou	tomamos	tomastes	tomaron
	pluperfect	tomara	tomaras	tomara	tomaramos	tomarades	tomaran
	future	tomarei	tomarás	tomará	tomaremos	tomaredes	tomarán
	conditional	tomaría	tomarías	tomaría	tomariamos	tomariades	tomarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
	present	tome	tomes	tome	tomemos	tomedes	tomen
	preterite	tomase	tomases	tomase	tomásemos	tomásedes	tomasen
	future	tomar	tomares	tomar	tomarmos	tomardes	tomaren
imperative		—	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		—	toma	—	—	tomade	—
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela	nós	vós	eles / elas
		tomar	tomares	tomar	tomarmos	tomardes	tomaren

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /to.ˈmaɾ/

Verb

tomar

1. to take; to seize
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):

     e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar

     and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul and took it very quickly without delay

Descendants

• Galician: tomar
• Portuguese: tomar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin. Possibly derived from Latin autumāre (“I reckon; I affirm”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

tomar (first-person singular present indicative tomo, past participle tomado)

1. (transitive) to take (something);

   "Fui ao banco tomar meu dinheiro." - I went to the bank to take my money.

2. (transitive) to steal (something);

   "O ladrão tomou todo o meu dinheiro." - The thief has stolen all my money.

3. (transitive) to consider that something or someone (direct object) is other thing or other one (por);

   "Eu tomei a Maria por corrupta." - I thought Mary was corrupt.

4. (transitive) to drink;

   "Eu tomei suco." - I drank juice.

5. (intransitive) to consume alcoholic beverages;

   "Ele toma muito, durante os finais de semana." - He drinks a lot, on weekends.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb tomar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	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	tomar
Personal	tomar	tomares	tomar	tomarmos	tomardes	tomarem
Gerund
	tomando
Past participle
Masculine	tomado			tomados
Feminine	tomada			tomadas
Indicative
Present	tomo	tomas	toma	tomamos	tomais	tomam
Imperfect	tomava	tomavas	tomava	tomávamos	tomáveis	tomavam
Preterite	tomei	tomaste	tomou	tomamos tomámos	tomastes	tomaram
Pluperfect	tomara	tomaras	tomara	tomáramos	tomáreis	tomaram
Future	tomarei	tomarás	tomará	tomaremos	tomareis	tomarão
Conditional	tomaria	tomarias	tomaria	tomaríamos	tomaríeis	tomariam
Subjunctive
Present	tome	tomes	tome	tomemos	tomeis	tomem
Imperfect	tomasse	tomasses	tomasse	tomássemos	tomásseis	tomassem
Future	tomar	tomares	tomar	tomarmos	tomardes	tomarem
Imperative
Affirmative	tome	toma	tome	tomemos	tomai	tomem
Negative (não)	tome	tomes	tome	tomemos	tomeis	tomem

See also

• beber

References

• ^ Yakov Malkiel, Etymology

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Verb

tomar (first-person singular present tomo, first-person singular preterite tomé, past participle tomado)

1. To take
2. To drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage)

   Tomo una sidra

   I'll have a cider.

3. To travel by means of.

   tomar el tren — "to take the train"

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tomar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			tomar
gerund			tomando
past participle			tomado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tomo	tomas	toma	tomamos	tomáis	toman
	imperfect	tomaba	tomabas	tomaba	tomábamos	tomabais	tomaban
	preterite	tomé	tomaste	tomó	tomamos	tomasteis	tomaron
	future	tomaré	tomarás	tomará	tomaremos	tomaréis	tomarán
	conditional	tomaría	tomarías	tomaría	tomaríamos	tomaríais	tomarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tome	tomes	tome	tomemos	toméis	tomen
	imperfect (ra)	tomara	tomaras	tomara	tomáramos	tomarais	tomaran
	imperfect (se)	tomase	tomases	tomase	tomásemos	tomaseis	tomasen
	future	tomare	tomares	tomare	tomáremos	tomareis	tomaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		toma	tome	tomemos	tomad	tomen
	negative		no tomes	no tome	no tomemos	no toméis	no tomen

Synonyms

• (to drink): beber

Derived terms

• retomar

Related terms

• toma
• tomadura

See also

• comer