Corrigir

Corrigir is a Portuguese verb meaning to set right, to correct, to fix, or to amend. It covers correcting errors in text or data, repairing faults, and rectifying a situation, as well as the act of adjusting rules or behavior. The word comes from Latin corrigere, meaning to make straight again.

In modern Portuguese, corrigir is a regular -ir verb with stem changes in some forms. The present indicative forms are eu corrijo, tu corriges, ele corrige, nós corrigimos, vós corrigis, eles corrigem. The past participle is corrigido and the gerund is corrigindo. It is used transitively: corrigir o texto, corrigir os erros, corrigir uma prova, corrigir um defeito. It can also be used with reflexive form to mean “to correct oneself” (eu me corrigi).

Common contexts include proofreading and editing texts, grading exams, correcting data or records, adjusting prices, or correcting behavior through instruction. In technology, developers fix software defects by corrigir bugs. The noun form is correção, used for the act or result of the correction.

Related terms include corretivo (corrective) and corrigível (correctable). Distinctions: consertar is typically reserved for mechanical or physical repairs, while corrigir emphasizes accuracy, error correction, or rectification of a mistake or situation. The term is widely used in Brazilian and European Portuguese, with similar meanings across dialects.