Adquirimos

Adquirimos is the verb form that corresponds to “we acquire” in both Spanish and Portuguese. It is the first-person plural present indicative of the verb adquirir, meaning to obtain, gain, or procure something. The expression is common in business language, where it may report acquisitions or in everyday speech when describing obtaining goods, resources, or information.

Etymology and origins: adquirir derives from Latin acquirere, formed by ad- “toward” and quaerere “to seek.” Through the Romance language evolution, adquired forms in Spanish and Portuguese became adquir and its conjugations, including adquirimos, the nosotros form used in both languages.

Spanish usage: In Spanish, adquirir is a stem-changing -ir verb. Present indicative forms include yo adquiero, tú adquieres, él adquiere, nosotros adquirimos, vosotros adquirís, ellos adquieren. The nosotros form adquirimos is used without the stem change that affects the other forms. Example: Nosotros adquirimos tecnología avanzada para la empresa.

Portuguese usage: In Portuguese, adquirir is used similarly to mean “to acquire.” The present indicative includes eu adquire, tu adquires, ele adquire, nós adquirimos, vocês adquirem. The form nós adquirimos corresponds to “we acquire” and is common in formal and corporate writing, as in: Nós adquirimos novos equipamentos para a fábrica.

See also: Adquirir, acquisition, procurement, compra.