Seleciono

Seleciono is a Portuguese verb form. It is the first-person singular present indicative of the verb selecionar, meaning I select or I am selecting. The infinitive is selecionar, and the past participle is selecionado. This form is used in both European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese, reflecting everyday actions of choosing or picking items, people, or data.

Etymology and related forms: Selecionar comes from the Latin selectus, meaning chosen, and its development followed the Romance language family into Portuguese. The root is shared with related terms in other languages, such as English select and Spanish seleccionar or selección, illustrating a common origin around the concept of choosing or picking from a set.

Usage and examples: In ordinary speech, eu seleciono can denote a current or habitual action of choosing. Examples include selecting options in a menu, selecting candidates for a team, or selecting data in a database. In written text, it often appears in sentences like “Eu seleciono os itens com base na data” or in instructions where a speaker is describing their own action. The verb is versatile across domains such as academia, human resources, sports, and computing.

Variants and related terms: The base verb is selecionar; related forms include seleciono (present indicative first person), selecionas, seleciona, selecionamos, selecionam, and the noun seleção meaning selection. The adjective selecionado refers to something that has been chosen or selected.

See also: seleção, selecionado, selecionar. These terms are commonly used in discussions of processes that involve choosing, filtering, or ranking items or candidates, as well as in the naming of sports teams or national squads in some contexts.