retomar

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ tomar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈma(ʁ)/ [he.toˈma(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈma(ʁ)/ [he.toˈma(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈma(ɾ)/ [he.toˈma(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈma(ʁ)/ [χe.toˈma(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.toˈma(ɻ)/ [he.toˈma(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.tuˈma.ɾi/

Verb

retomar (first-person singular present retomo, first-person singular preterite retomei, past participle retomado)

1. to retake something lost

   Synonyms: reaver, recuperar

2. to resume (start something again that has been stopped or paused)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retomar (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	retomar
Personal	retomar	retomares	retomar	retomarmos	retomardes	retomarem
Gerund
	retomando
Past participle
Masculine	retomado			retomados
Feminine	retomada			retomadas
Indicative
Present	retomo	retomas	retoma	retomamos	retomais	retomam
Imperfect	retomava	retomavas	retomava	retomávamos	retomáveis	retomavam
Preterite	retomei	retomaste	retomou	retomamos1, retomámos2	retomastes	retomaram
Pluperfect	retomara	retomaras	retomara	retomáramos	retomáreis	retomaram
Future	retomarei	retomarás	retomará	retomaremos	retomareis	retomarão
Conditional	retomaria	retomarias	retomaria	retomaríamos	retomaríeis	retomariam
Subjunctive
Present	retome	retomes	retome	retomemos	retomeis	retomem
Imperfect	retomasse	retomasses	retomasse	retomássemos	retomásseis	retomassem
Future	retomar	retomares	retomar	retomarmos	retomardes	retomarem
Imperative
Affirmative		retoma	retome	retomemos	retomai	retomem
Negative (não)		não retomes	não retome	não retomemos	não retomeis	não retomem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “retomar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “retomar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ tomar (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retoˈmaɾ/ [re.t̪oˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧to‧mar

Verb

retomar (first-person singular present retomo, first-person singular preterite retomé, past participle retomado)

1. (transitive) to retake
2. (transitive) to resume, to restart, to take up again

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retomar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			retomar
gerund			retomando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		retomado		retomada
		plural		retomados		retomadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retomo	retomastú retomásvos	retoma	retomamos	retomáis	retoman
	imperfect	retomaba	retomabas	retomaba	retomábamos	retomabais	retomaban
	preterite	retomé	retomaste	retomó	retomamos	retomasteis	retomaron
	future	retomaré	retomarás	retomará	retomaremos	retomaréis	retomarán
	conditional	retomaría	retomarías	retomaría	retomaríamos	retomaríais	retomarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	retome	retomestú retomésvos2	retome	retomemos	retoméis	retomen
	imperfect (ra)	retomara	retomaras	retomara	retomáramos	retomarais	retomaran
	imperfect (se)	retomase	retomases	retomase	retomásemos	retomaseis	retomasen
	future1	retomare	retomares	retomare	retomáremos	retomareis	retomaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		retomatú retomávos	retome	retomemos	retomad	retomen
	negative		no retomes	no retome	no retomemos	no retoméis	no retomen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of retomar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive retomar	dative	retomarme	retomarte	retomarle, retomarse	retomarnos	retomaros	retomarles, retomarse
	accusative	retomarme	retomarte	retomarlo, retomarla, retomarse	retomarnos	retomaros	retomarlos, retomarlas, retomarse
with gerund retomando	dative	retomándome	retomándote	retomándole, retomándose	retomándonos	retomándoos	retomándoles, retomándose
	accusative	retomándome	retomándote	retomándolo, retomándola, retomándose	retomándonos	retomándoos	retomándolos, retomándolas, retomándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative retoma	dative	retómame	retómate	retómale	retómanos	not used	retómales
	accusative	retómame	retómate	retómalo, retómala	retómanos	not used	retómalos, retómalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative retomá	dative	retomame	retomate	retomale	retomanos	not used	retomales
	accusative	retomame	retomate	retomalo, retomala	retomanos	not used	retomalos, retomalas
with formal second-person singular imperative retome	dative	retómeme	not used	retómele, retómese	retómenos	not used	retómeles
	accusative	retómeme	not used	retómelo, retómela, retómese	retómenos	not used	retómelos, retómelas
with first-person plural imperative retomemos	dative	not used	retomémoste	retomémosle	retomémonos	retomémoos	retomémosles
	accusative	not used	retomémoste	retomémoslo, retomémosla	retomémonos	retomémoos	retomémoslos, retomémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative retomad	dative	retomadme	not used	retomadle	retomadnos	retomaos	retomadles
	accusative	retomadme	not used	retomadlo, retomadla	retomadnos	retomaos	retomadlos, retomadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative retomen	dative	retómenme	not used	retómenle	retómennos	not used	retómenles, retómense
	accusative	retómenme	not used	retómenlo, retómenla	retómennos	not used	retómenlos, retómenlas, retómense

Further reading

• “retomar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025