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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

abençoar

to bless

  • #487 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: abençoando
  • Past participle: abençoado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you bless
  3. nós we bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all bless

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I blessed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you blessed
  3. nós we blessed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all blessed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to bless
  3. nós we are going to bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to bless

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to bless
  3. nós we used to bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to bless

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would bless
  3. nós we would bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would bless

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you bless
  3. nós (that) we bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all bless

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I blessed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you blessed
  3. nós (if) we blessed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all blessed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I bless
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you bless
  3. nós (when) we bless
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all bless

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você bless!
  2. vocês bless! (all of you)

How to use abençoar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O padre abençoa os carros em frente à igreja.

    The priest blesses the cars in front of the church.

  2. Past

    Minha avó abençoou a gente antes da viagem.

    My grandmother blessed us before the trip.

  3. Future

    A madrinha vai abençoar o bebê no domingo.

    The godmother is going to bless the baby on Sunday.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô abençoava os netos todo fim de noite.

    My grandfather used to bless the grandchildren every night.

  5. Conditional

    Ela abençoaria esse casamento de olhos fechados.

    She would bless this marriage with her eyes closed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deus te abençoe, meu filho.

    God bless you, my son.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o pai abençoasse a união, a festa seria maior.

    If the father blessed the union, the party would be bigger.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o padre abençoar as alianças, vocês se beijam.

    When the priest blesses the rings, you kiss.

  9. Imperative

    Abençoe esta casa e quem mora nela.

    Bless this house and those who live in it.

Good to know

  • "A bênção, vó" asks for a grandparent's blessing; the answer is "Deus te abençoe".

Where you hear abençoar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Deus abençoa esta casa. God blesses this house.
  • A minha avó me abençoou. My grandmother blessed me.
  • Deus vai abençoar vocês. God is going to bless you all.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu abençoo os meus netos todo dia. I bless my grandchildren every day.
  • O padre abençoou as nossas alianças. The priest blessed our rings.
  • Eu vou abençoar os noivos na capela. I'm going to bless the bride and groom in the chapel.
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May Everything Work Out

Intermediate Level 1 · abençoe

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It's Being Restored

Intermediate Level 2 · abençoou

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