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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

adorar

to love

  • #96 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: adorando
  • Past participle: adorado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use adorar

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

  1. Present

    Eu adoro acordar cedo no domingo.

    I love waking up early on Sundays.

  2. Past

    As crianças adoraram o passeio de barco.

    The kids loved the boat ride.

  3. Future

    Você vai adorar esse restaurante, confia em mim.

    You're going to love this restaurant, trust me.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó adorava receber visita em casa.

    My grandmother loved having visitors at home.

  5. Conditional

    Eu adoraria ir ao show com vocês.

    I'd love to go to the concert with you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que eles adorem a surpresa.

    I hope they love the surprise.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu adorasse cozinhar, faria jantar todo dia.

    If I loved cooking, I'd make dinner every day.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você adorar o lugar, a gente volta.

    If you love the place, we'll come back.

  9. Imperative

    Adore cada minuto da viagem!

    Love every minute of the trip!

Good to know

  • Adorar is stronger than gostar: "adoro essa música" is "I love this song".

Where you hear adorar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu adoro o Brasil. I love Brazil.
  • Eu adorei a festa. I loved the party.
  • Você vai adorar a comida. You're going to love the food.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Os clientes adoram o seu café. The customers love your coffee.
  • Eles adoraram o Brasil. They loved Brazil.
  • Você vai adorar. You're going to love it.
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Do You Like Music?

Beginner Level 1 · eu adoro

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I'm Looking for a Present

Beginner Level 1 · ela adora

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · eles adoraram · nós adoramos · A gente adorou.

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Rafael's New Cafe

Beginner Level 3 · eles adoram

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Merry Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · Adorei!

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Not as Bad as I Thought

Intermediate Level 1 · adora

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.