Lição 38: gramática
reflexive verbs
When to use the Portuguese Reflexive
You use the Portuguese Reflexive when you want to be clear that you’re talking about yourself or, herself, themselves etc. When we say The Portuguese Reflexive, we’re really talking about those pronouns that get added right before a verb. These are called Reflexive Pronouns: Reflexive Pronoun Eu me Eu me levantei. (I got myself up)…
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Lição 50: ensino
contractions desse, dessa, dele, dela | the expression: saudades | the present subjunctive tense | reflexive verbs | using TER with que to express “to have to” | dividir ➜ to share, divide
Lição 22: ensino
the conditional tense | reflexive verbs | arrumar ➜ to fix up
reflexive verbs
A verb becomes reflexive when it’s used to talk about doing something to oneself, such as seating oneself at the table or waking one’s self up. In these cases, the subject and object of the sentence are the same. » Reflexive verbs express what a person does to him/herself. Almost…
Lição 39: ensino
Não estamos mais nos falando. We’re not speaking to each other. How else could you say this? What if you left off the reflexive pronoun, “nos”? : Não estamos mais nos falando. That works too! It’s like in English you might say “we’re not speaking” as well as “we’re not speaking to each other”. As…
Lição 33: ensino
reflexive verbs | esconder ➜ to hide | vestir ➜ to wear
Lesson 53: grammar
reflexive verbs
Recomeço ➜ dialog
When you hear new words clearly and in context – in a story, your chances of remembering them are good. This is an advanced dialog spoken at a normal pace, but even if you’re new to Portuguese you’ll quickly pick up much of this. *RECOMEÇAR = to re-start, begin again. The title translates to Our…
Os Gringos 2 ➜ dialog
APRESENTADOR Agora que já sabemos como é um típico gringo, vamos ver como ele faz para se transformar num verdadeiro carioca! Notice how TRANSFORMAR is used in a reflexive way: “para SE transformar..” (in order to transform HIMSELF) A mochila de peito… agora nas costas. Nas costas = em + as costas = on the…