English

Noun

passado ‎(plural passados or passadoes)

1. Alternative form of passade

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese passado, corresponding to passar ‎(“to pass”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈsa.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈsa.du/
• Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧do

Noun

passado m (plural passados)

1. past (period of time that has already happened)

   No passado as pessoas não liam muitos livros.‎

   In the past people didn’t read many books.

2. (grammar) past; past tense (verb tense expressing actions that already happened)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:passado.

Synonyms

• (past tense): pretérito

Adjective

passado m ‎(feminine singular passada, masculine plural passados, feminine plural passadas, comparable)

1. past (of the past)

   Glórias passadas.‎

   Past glories.

2. (with time periods) last; previous (nouns modified by passado in this sense can be noun phrases or adverb phrases)

   Ano passado li três livros.‎

   I read three books last year.

   No ano passado li três livros.‎

   I read three books in the previous year.

3. (of fruit) past its ripeness; beginning to rot
4. (figuratively) past its prime

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:passado.

Related terms

• passar
• passante
• passe
• passo

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: pasadu
• Kabuverdianu: pasádu
• Macanese: passado
• Kristang: passadu
• Principense: pasadu
• Tetum: pasadu

Verb

passado m ‎(feminine singular passada, masculine plural passados, feminine plural passadas)

1. masculine singular past participle of passar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:passar.