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Verb-Pronoun Placement in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Verb-Pronoun Placement

You have probably noticed that when using reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun placement varies – sometimes comes after the verb, sometimes precedes the verb. The same happens…

Portuguese Indefinite Pronouns - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Indefinite Pronouns

A good grasp of Portuguese pronouns is a key step toward building fluent, natural sentences and today we’re focusing on indefinite pronouns. Simply put, pronouns replace nouns…

Há vs Durante vs Por - Portuguesepedia

Há vs. Por vs. Durante 

Portuguese students often struggle with when to use “há”, “por”, or “durante” to express time duration. Let’s break it down into four different temporal contexts to help…

Portuguese Subject Pronouns - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Subject Pronouns

I, you, she, he, it, we, they. These are all subject pronouns and you are about to learn what they look like in European Portuguese and a…

Digraphs in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Digraphs

Digraphs are two letters coming together to represent a single sound. Today, we’ll explore seven digraphs common in Portuguese and the sounds they produce. Related Video Lessons…

Portuguese Defective Verbs - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Defective Verbs

Defective verbs are verbs with incomplete conjugation. For instance, Portuguese defective verbs are only conjugated in the 3-person (singular or plural). Some defective verbs are commonplace so…

Portuguese Verb Ter - Portuguesepedia

The Verb Ter in Portuguese

In short, the verb Ter is the Portuguese equivalent of Have in English as both share the same basic meaning and are used to form Perfect tenses:…

Passive Voice in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Passive Voice in Portuguese

Passive voice – as opposed to Active voice – highlights the recipient that is acted upon by the agent of the verb. Accordingly, the recipient of the action…

Present Continuous in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Present Continuous in Portuguese

In Portuguese, as in English, we use the present continuous to talk about ongoing actions. Note, however, that the present continuous in the European and Brazilian standards look…

Conditional in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Conditional in Portuguese

In Portuguese, we use the Conditional tense to express desire, talk about unreal scenarios, or convey politeness. As you’ll soon see, however, the Imperfect tense (Pretérito Imperfeito)…

Future tenses in Portuguese - Portuguesepedia

Future Tense in Portuguese

In Portuguese, as in English, the Future tense is normally used to refer to actions that haven’t yet taken place.  In what follows, I will walk you…

Portuguese Idioms Pé - Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Idioms with “Pé”

Getting acquainted with Portuguese idiomatic expressions is key to reaching language fluency and feeling at home with day-to-day lingo. Today, I am bringing you 13 frequently-used Portuguese…