basear

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basislbor.

Portuguese base

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izāre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ear

Portuguese -ear

Portuguese basear

From base + -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ʁ)/ [baˈzja(h)], /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ʁ)/ [baˈzja(h)], /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈa(ɾ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ɾ)/, /ba.zeˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ʁ)/ [baˈzja(χ)], /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈa(ɻ)/ [ba.zɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈzja(ɻ)/, /ba.zeˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.zeˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ba‧se‧ar

Verb

basear (first-person singular present baseio, first-person singular preterite baseei, past participle baseado)

1. (transitive) to base (to be the basis of)

   Uma criação adequada baseia um futuro próspero.

   Adequate rearing bases a prosperous future.

2. (pronominal) to be based; to have as its basis [with em ‘on something’]

   Seus argumentos não se baseiam na lógica.

   Your arguments are not based on logic.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of basear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	basear
Personal	basear	baseares	basear	basearmos	baseardes	basearem
Gerund
	baseando
Past participle
Masculine	baseado			baseados
Feminine	baseada			baseadas
Indicative
Present	baseio	baseias	baseia	baseamos	baseais	baseiam
Imperfect	baseava	baseavas	baseava	baseávamos	baseáveis	baseavam
Preterite	baseei	baseaste	baseou	baseamos1, baseámos2	baseastes	basearam
Pluperfect	baseara	basearas	baseara	baseáramos	baseáreis	basearam
Future	basearei	basearás	baseará	basearemos	baseareis	basearão
Conditional	basearia	basearias	basearia	basearíamos	basearíeis	baseariam
Subjunctive
Present	baseie	baseies	baseie	baseemos	baseeis	baseiem
Imperfect	baseasse	baseasses	baseasse	baseássemos	baseásseis	baseassem
Future	basear	baseares	basear	basearmos	baseardes	basearem
Imperative
Affirmative		baseia	baseie	baseemos	baseai	baseiem
Negative (não)		não baseies	não baseie	não baseemos	não baseeis	não baseiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “basear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “basear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “basear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “basear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026