Portuguese
Verb
carecer (first-person singular present indicative careço, past participle carecido)
- to lack, to be lacking (in)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb carecer
Notes:[edit]
- This is a regular verb of the -er group.
- The last letter c is changed to ç, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these four possible sequences: -ça-, -ce-, -ci- and -ço-.
- Verbs with this conjugation include: acontecer, amanhecer, carecer, conhecer, descer, esquecer, merecer, parecer, reconhecer, tecer, vencer.
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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
|
carecer
|
| Personal
|
carecer
|
careceres
|
carecer
|
carecermos
|
carecerdes
|
carecerem
|
| Gerund
|
|---|
|
carecendo
|
| Past participle
|
|---|
| Masculine |
carecido
|
carecidos
|
| Feminine |
carecida
|
carecidas
|
| Indicative
|
|---|
| Present |
careço
|
careces
|
carece
|
carecemos
|
careceis
|
carecem
|
| Imperfect |
carecia
|
carecias
|
carecia
|
carecíamos
|
carecíeis
|
careciam
|
| Preterite |
careci
|
careceste
|
careceu
|
carecemos
|
carecestes
|
careceram
|
| Pluperfect |
carecera
|
careceras
|
carecera
|
carecêramos
|
carecêreis
|
careceram
|
| Future |
carecerei
|
carecerás
|
carecerá
|
careceremos
|
carecereis
|
carecerão
|
| Conditional
|
|---|
|
careceria
|
carecerias
|
careceria
|
careceríamos
|
careceríeis
|
careceriam
|
| Subjunctive
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|---|
| Present |
careça
|
careças
|
careça
|
careçamos
|
careçais
|
careçam
|
| Imperfect |
carecesse
|
carecesses
|
carecesse
|
carecêssemos
|
carecêsseis
|
carecessem
|
| Future |
carecer
|
careceres
|
carecer
|
carecermos
|
carecerdes
|
carecerem
|
| Imperative
|
|---|
| Affirmative |
- |
carece
|
careça
|
careçamos
|
carecei
|
careçam
|
| Negative (não) |
- |
careças
|
careça
|
careçamos
|
careçais
|
careçam
|
Related terms
Usage notes
- Carecer is normally followed by de.
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *carescō, from Latin careō (“I lack”).
Pronunciation
Verb
carecer (first-person singular present carezco, first-person singular preterite carecí, past participle carecido)
- to lack, to be lacking (in)
Conjugation
- Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-er_(conjugation_c-zc)'>Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation c-zc)</a>
Related terms
Usage notes
- Carecer is normally followed by de.