recebo

Recebo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb receber, meaning to receive. It is used to indicate that the subject currently obtains, takes, or accepts something that is offered or given. Examples include "Eu recebo cartas todos os dias" and "Ela recebe o salário no fim do mês." The form can also appear in broader statements about ongoing reception, such as information, messages, or goods arriving to someone.

Etymology and morphology: receber derives from Latin recipere, formed from re- (back) + capere (to take). The verb follows regular conjugation patterns in the present tense for the first-person singular, yielding "eu recebo." Other forms include "tu recebes" or "você recebe," as well as past tenses like "eu recebi" and future forms like "eu receberei."

Usage notes: "Recebo" is primarily a verb form and not used as a noun. For the noun meaning a document acknowledging payment, the correct term is "recibo." The act or process of receiving is more often expressed with "recebimento" or, in European Portuguese, "receção." The word is common in both spoken and written Portuguese, across formal and informal contexts, including personal, commercial, and bureaucratic communication.

Related terms: receber (to receive); recibo (receipt); recebimento (receiving or receipts); receita (revenue or recipe, depending on context).