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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

afirmar

to state, to affirm

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: afirmando
  • Past participle: afirmado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use afirmar

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

  1. Present

    O governo afirma que a vacina chega em março.

    The government states that the vaccine arrives in March.

  2. Past

    Ele afirmou que não estava lá naquela noite.

    He stated that he wasn't there that night.

  3. Future

    O advogado vai afirmar que foi um acidente.

    The lawyer is going to state that it was an accident.

  4. Imperfect

    A testemunha afirmava ter visto tudo.

    The witness claimed to have seen everything.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não afirmaria nada sem ter certeza.

    I wouldn't state anything without being sure.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não adianta que ele afirme isso, não há prova.

    It's no use him claiming that, there's no proof.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela afirmasse o contrário, eu acreditaria.

    If she stated the opposite, I'd believe her.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se alguém afirmar que me viu lá, está mentindo.

    If anyone claims they saw me there, they're lying.

  9. Imperative

    Afirme com convicção, senão ninguém acredita.

    State it with conviction, otherwise nobody will believe you.

Good to know

  • "Afirmar" is to state something firmly; "afirmativa" is a yes answer.

Where you hear afirmar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • A construtora afirma que está tudo certo. The developer states that everything is correct.
  • O jornal afirmou que a obra começa em março. The paper stated that the work starts in March.
  • A prefeitura vai afirmar que não sabia de nada. City hall is going to state that it knew nothing.
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According to the Report

Advanced Level 3 · A construtora afirma que o projeto está dentro da lei.

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Verbs like this one

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