Você tem certeza?

Você tem certeza… ? Brazilians love a sure thing. They are a positive people. To be sure about something is instrinsically optimistic and Brazilians love it. Let’s learn the every-day phrases that they use to talk about sureness and certainty.

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Other tenses of TER

Ter in the Future Tense The common way is to use the verb ir as a helper verb (the future tense with ir) Eu vou ter mais tempo amanhã. > I’m going to have more time tomorrow. Ele vai ter que correr. > He’s going to have to run. Você vai ter uma namorada nova….

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Advanced forms of TER

Prerequisite Reading: Portuguese verb TER. Superpowers? Sim, TER has superpowers. Though these are considered advanced-level, any ambitious learner can start using them now! Just keep in mind that the conjugation of TER is very irregular. Let’s start with the most used: The Imperative of Ter You will hear these all_the_time: Tenha um bom dia! >…

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Você tem?

If you’re just starting to put together your first sentences you need to get the verb TER down pretty well. It’s fundamental. TER is super flexible and you can build lots of really useful sentences around it. Try these out for size: Tenho um problema! * You can skip the “EU” — it’s already clear…

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