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passado.

past (of the past)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/paˈsa.du/Brazil/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal[pɐˈsa.ðu]Portugal/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. past (of the past)

    Glórias passadas.
  2. last; previous (nouns modified by passado in this sense can be noun phrases or adverb phrases)

    Ano passado li três livros.
    No ano passado li três livros.
  3. past its ripeness; beginning to rot

  4. past its prime

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passado, corresponding to passar (“to pass”) + -ado.

noun/paˈsa.du/Brazil/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal[pɐˈsa.ðu]Portugal/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. past (period of time that has already happened)

    masculine
    No passado as pessoas não liam muitos livros.
  2. past; past tense (verb tense expressing actions that already happened)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passado, corresponding to passar (“to pass”) + -ado.

verb/paˈsa.du/Brazil/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal[pɐˈsa.ðu]Portugal/pɐˈsa.du/Portugal, Southern
  1. past participle of passar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese passado, corresponding to passar (“to pass”) + -ado.

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