Key Portuguese Verbs Flashcards
Use this deck to drill yourself on the most common Portuguese verbs.
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to be
permanent conditions
ser
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to be
temporary conditions
estar
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there to be (impersonal), will (personal)
haver
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to have
ter
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to want
querer
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to be able to
poder
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must, to owe
dever
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to do, to make
fazer
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to know
saber
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to understand
compreender
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to understand
entender
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to understand
perceber
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to think
pensar
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to say
dizer
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to tell, to count
contar
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to talk
conversar
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to speak
falar
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to hear
ouvir
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to see
ver
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to look
olhar
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to observe
observar
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to feel
sentir
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to touch, to play
tocar
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to like
gostar
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to prefer
preferir
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to choose
escolher
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to define
definir
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to determine
determinar
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to point
apontar
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to indicate
indicar
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to ask
perguntar
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to answer
responder
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to stay
ficar
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to stay
permanecer
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to go
ir
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to come
vir
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to arrive, to suffice
chegar
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to leave, to break
partir
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to abandon
abandonar
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to leave, to let
deixar
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to come closer, to approximate
aproximar
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to move away
afastar
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to come back
regressar
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to pass
passar
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to take
levar
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to bring
trazer
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to request
pedir
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to order
mandar
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to give
dar
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to offer
oferecer
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to deliver
entregar
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to send
enviar
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to receive
receber
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to need
precisar
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to use
usar
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to use
utilizar
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to take
tomar
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to possess
possuir
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to maintain
manter
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to enter
entrar
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to leave
sair
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to open
abrir
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to close
fechar
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to turn on, to phone
ligar
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to turn off
desligar
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to put
pôr
It can also mean “to set” or “to place”. It is often used in written language or in more formal speech.
Example: Vou pôr a mesa
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to put
colocar
Often carries a connotation of being more deliberate or specific about where something is being put.
Example: Vou colocar o livro na prateleira
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to put
meter
Less formal and in some contexts, can imply inserting or throwing something.
Example: Vou meter as chaves na bolsa
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to gather, to join
juntar
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to gather, to meet, to reunite
reunir
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to take
tirar
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to turn, to repeat
tornar
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to return, to turn, to repeat
voltar
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to turn
virar
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to start
começar
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to start
iniciar
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to stop
parar
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to conclude
concluir
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to finish
acabar
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to finish
terminar
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to continue
continuar
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to wait
esperar
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to repeat
repetir
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to ascend
subir
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to descend
descer
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to cross
atravessar
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to lift, to raise
levantar
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to throw, to launch
lançar
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to hit, to attain
atingir
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to hit
bater
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to increase, to raise
aumentar
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to extend
estender
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to lower
baixar
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to lack, to skip
faltar
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to suffice, to be enough
bastar
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to add
acrescentar
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to include
incluir
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to remove
retirar
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to reduce
reduzir
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to divide
dividir
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to complete
completar
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to move forward
avançar
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to move backward
recuar
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to show
mostrar
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to hide
esconder
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to contain
conter
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to lie down
deitar
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to rise, to raise, to lift
erguer
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to wake up
acordar
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to sleep
dormir
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to laugh
rir
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to cry
chorar
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to shout, to scream
gritar
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to discuss, to argue
discutir
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to smile
sorrir
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to sit
sentar
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to eat
comer
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to serve
servir
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to have lunch
almoçar