I. Common Portuguese Verbs Flashcards
Ser
To be (permanent)
Ter
To have
Estar
To be (temporary)
Poder
To be able to
Can
Fazer
to make
to do
(-se) to become
Ir
to go
(-se embora) to go away
haver
to be (impersonal)
to have (auxiliary)
dizer
to say
to tell
dar
to give
ver
to see
saber
to know (a fact)
saber + infinitive = to know how to
querer
to want
to wish
ficar
to remain
to stay
to be or to become
dever
to owe
ought, should, must
passar
to pause
to take a break
to delay
vir
to come
chegar
to arrive
to reach
to come near (to)
falar
to speak
to talk
to say
deixar
to let
to allow
to leave (behind)
deixer de + infinitive = to quit, to stop
encontrar
to meet
to find
levar
to take
to carry
to wear (articles of clothing)
começar
to begin
to start
partir
to leave
pensar
to think (mental action)
to ponder
to consider
parecer
to seem
to look like
to appear
(-se com) to resemble
apresentar
to introduce (to)
to present
to pose
olhar
to look (at)
tornar
to become
to render
sair
to leave (from)
to come
to get out (of)
voltar
to return
to go OR come back
to turn (as in to change direction)
voltar a + infinitive = to start something again
conseguir
to get
to obtain
to succeed
achar
to find
achar que - to believe, to think (as to have an opinion)
existir
to exist
to be (in existence)
sentir
to feel
to be sorry
sentir saudades | a falta de = to miss
entrar
to enter
chamer
to call
to name
(-se) to be called or named
conhecer
to know (as in to be acquainted or familiar with)
to meet
consider
to consider
pôr
to put
to place
to set
(-se) to become
continuar
to continue
viver
to live
ouvir
to hear
to listen
tomar
to take (ingest)
to drink
acabar
to finish
to complete
to end
acabar de + infinitive = to have just
receber
to receive
perder
to lose
andar
to walk
trabalhar
to work
criar
to create
to raise
to bring up (children or animals)
pedir
to ask for
to beg
