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Precisar + de : Portuguese verb PRECISAR

December 23, 2020September 28, 2021 By James Hall

(PRECISO DE VOCÊ COMIGO = I NEED YOU WITH ME) The verb is a lot like GOSTAR in that it usually gets followed by a de — BUT, unlike gostar, not all the time. The de is there because you are literally saying I need of something. When do you ned to add the “de”?…

to need in Portuguese

January 4, 2018October 4, 2021 By James Hall

You need to learn Portuguese. You have to learn Portuguese. Just as in English, there are two ways to express need in Brazilian Portuguese. Each has its own specific way of being used. (1) precisar PRECISAR = to need. Precisar is a little tricky because you must always put a “de” after it unless it’s…