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subjectivo

Portuguese, adjective

subjectivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of subjetivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é próprio do sujeito ou a ele relativo”.

What does subjectivo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of subjetivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que é próprio do sujeito ou a ele relativo 2. que pertence ao sujeito enquanto ser consciente 3. que é do domínio da consciência 4. que é próprio de um ou de mais sujeitos, mas não é válido para todos

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of subjectivo

  • subjectiva feminine
  • subjectivos masculine plural
  • subjectivas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How common is subjectivo in Portuguese?

subjectivo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).