Adquiriu

Adquiriu is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb adquirir in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, used to express a completed action in the past. It corresponds to "he acquired," "she acquired," or "you (formal) acquired" in English, depending on the subject.

Usage notes:

Adquirir is a transitive verb, so adquiriu is generally followed by a direct object, such as a thing, asset, or experience. Examples include: Ela adquiriu uma empresa no ano passado (She acquired a company last year) and Ele adquiriu bastante experiência trabalhando naquele projeto (He gained a lot of experience while working on that project). The form is common in both Brazilian and European Portuguese, especially when the subject is he, she, or you in the formal sense.

Etymology:

Adquirir comes from a Latin root resembling adquisīre, formed by ad- (to) and quaerere (to seek). The Portuguese form adquiriu preserves that lineage, signaling a past act of obtaining or gaining something.

Notes:

Adquiriu is one of the standard past-tense forms used to report past acquisitions, whether tangible (assets, companies) or intangible (knowledge, rights). It appears in narrative and descriptive contexts and aligns with other persons’ forms in the pretérito perfeito (eu adquiri, tu adquiriste, ele adquiriu, nós adquirimos, vós adquiristes, eles adquiriram).