obtidos

Obtidos is the masculine plural past participle of the Portuguese verb obter, and it also serves as an adjective meaning obtained or acquired. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: obtido (masc. sing.), obtida (fem. sing.), obtidos (masc. plur.), obtidas (fem. plur.). As a participle, obtido is used with auxiliary ter to form perfect tenses, as in temos obtido ou tenho obtido, both conveying the sense of something that has been obtained.

Usage and function

Obtidos commonly appear in two main roles. As an adjective, it describes information, results, goods, or data that have been acquired, for example, dados obtidos (obtained data) or resultados obtidos (obtained results). As a past participle, it is used inside verb phrases to express completed procurement, often within scientific, legal, or academic writing: os itens obtidos na amostra were analyzed. When used attributively, the form directly precedes the noun it modifies, much like other participles in Portuguese.

Examples

- Os dados obtidos indicam uma tendência clara.

- Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa foram publicados recentemente.

- Ela tem obtido bons resultados com o novo método.

Etymology and related forms

Obtidos derives from the verb obter, which comes from Latin obtinere via Romance-language development. Related forms include obtido (masc. sing.), obtida (fem. sing.), and obtêm-se, which reflect different moods and tenses of the verb.

See also

Obter, obterse (in related Romance languages), and other participles formed with -ido endings.