| to cross, pass-through | atravessar | ||
| I cross | eu atravess | o | |
| you/he/she cross(es) | você/ele/ela atravess | a | |
| we cross | nós atravess | amos | |
| you all/they cross | vocês/eles/elas atravess | am |
*Used mainly when talking about crossing the street. But it’s also used to express traversing anything: an ocean, a building, a moment in time.
Complete conjugation.
Vamos atravessar a rua agora. (Let's cross the street now.)
Atravesse na faixa de pedestre. (Cross in the crosswalk.)
| to lower | baixar | ||
| I lower | eu baix | o | |
| you/he/she lower(s) | você/ele/ela baix | a |
| to brigar | to fight | ||
| I fight | eu brig | o | |
| you/he/she fight(s) | você/ele/ela brig | a |
| to pick-up, search for | buscar | ||
| I pick-up | eu busc | o | |
| you/he/she pick(s)-up(s) | você/ele/ela busc | a |
| to calm | calmar | ||
| I calm | eu calm | o | |
| you/he/she calm(s) | você/ele/ela calm | a | |
| we calm | nós calm | amos | |
| you all/they calm | vocês/eles/elas calm | am |
CALMAR means to calm, calm down, get calm, be calmed ETC. Also used in a similar way is verb, ACALMAR.
Complete conjugation.
| to marry | casar | ||
| I marry | eu cas | o | |
| you/he/she marry(s) | você/ele/ela cas | a | |
| we marry | nós cas | amos | |
| you all/they marry | vocês/eles/elas cas | am |
CASAR means to marry, get hitched, game over. There are no ambiguities, double-meanings or uncertainties about this verb. It’s done and settled, full stop.
Complete conjugation.
Vou me casar em maio. (I'm getting married in May.)
Você nunca vai se casar? (You're never getting married?)
Ela é casada? (Is she married?)
Along with verbs botar & pôr, colocar is used is the same ways.
| to put, place | colocar | ||
| I put, place | eu coloc | o | |
| you/he/she put(s), places(s) | você/ele/ela coloc | a |
present » Dá para colocar uma TV lá. » You could put a TV there.
past » Eu não coloquei gelo. » I didn't put any ice.
past » Ja coloquei meu curriculo para a vaga. » I already put in my CV for the opening.
imperative » Coloque no máximo possível. » Put it on max.
past participle » O prato foi colocado na mesa. » The plate was placed on the table.
| to arrange, agree on, combine | combinar | ||
| I arrange | eu combin | o | |
| you/he/she arrange(s) on | você/ele/ela combin | a |
present indicative » Vamos combinar um encontro. Let's arrange a meeting.
preterit indicative » Ela combinou de me encontrar. She agreed tp meet me.
past participle » Vamos ao cinema - combinado? Let's go to the movies, deal?
| to begin, start | começar | ||
| I begin | eu começ | o | |
| you/he/she begin(s) | você/ele/ela começ | a |
Eu quero comecar logo. (I want to start soon.)
A aula começa a que horas? (What time does the class start?)
Começar usually requires an “a” immediately after it. This is because when you start something, you start to something.
Vamos começar a correr. (Let's start to run.)
| to celebrate | comemorar | ||
| I celebrate | eu comemor | o | |
| you/he/she celebrate(s) | você/ele/ela comemor | a |
| to complete | completar | ||
| I complete | eu complet | o | |
| you/he/she complete(s) | você/ele/ela complet | a |
| to know (personally) | conhecer | ||
| I know | eu conheç | o | |
| you/he/she know(s) | você/ele/ela conhec | e |
By “to get” we mean, to get to do something, to manage. It’s almost the same as PODER in this context.
| to succeed | conseguir | ||
| I succeed | eu cons | igo | |
| you/he/she succeed(s) | você/ele/ela consegu | e |
(can) Eu nao consigo imaginar. I can't imagine.
(can) Nao consigo esquecer dela. I can't forget about her.
(get) Eu consegui o apartamento. I got the apartment.
(can) Eu nao consegui chegar cedo. I couldn't to arrive early.
(manage) Did you manage it?
| to tell, count | contar | ||
| I tell | eu cont | o | |
| you/he/she tells(s) | você/ele/ela cont | a |
| to converse | conversar | ||
| I converse | eu convers | o | |
| you/he/she converse(s) | você/ele/ela convers | a |
In casual conversation, estar is abbreviated like this:
estou > tô
está > tá
estamos > tamos
estão > tão
This is becomming the accepted standard, preferred form of speaking the verb estar. In written Portuguese the non-abbreviated form is always used.
Eu estou aqui. > Eu tô aqui. (I'm here.)
Como você está? > Como você tá? (How are you?)
This verb is usually used reflexively since the subject is most always receiving and doing the action. In other words: I’m going to take care of MYSELF; She’s going to take care of HERSELF.
Whenever you can “hear” the myself, yourself, oneself etc that’s your cue to include the reflexive pronouns: me, se.
Se cuida. Take care (of yourself).
Eu sei me cuidar. I know how to take care of myself.
| I take care of | eu cuid | o | |
| you/he/she take(s) care | você/ele/ela cuid | a |
| to blame, fault | culpar | ||
| I blame | eu culp | o | |
| you/he/she blame(s) | você/ele/ela culp | a |
NOUN » Não é sua culpa. » It's not your fault.
VERB » Eu não vou culpar você. » I'm not going to blame you.