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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

arder

to burn, to sting

  • #445 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: ardendo
  • Past participle: ardido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use arder

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

  1. Present

    Meus olhos ardem com essa fumaça.

    My eyes sting from this smoke.

  2. Past

    O machucado ardeu quando passei o álcool.

    The cut stung when I put alcohol on it.

  3. Future

    Vai arder um pouquinho, mas passa rápido.

    It's going to sting a little, but it passes quickly.

  4. Imperfect

    A pimenta ardia tanto que eu chorei.

    The pepper burned so much I cried.

  5. Conditional

    Sem o creme, a queimadura arderia a noite toda.

    Without the cream, the burn would sting all night.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que não arda muito na hora do banho.

    I hope it doesn't sting much in the shower.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ardesse mais, eu voltaria ao médico.

    If it stung more, I'd go back to the doctor.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se arder, lave com água fria.

    If it stings, wash it with cold water.

  9. Imperative

    Arda, lenha, que a noite está fria!

    Burn, firewood, the night is cold!

Good to know

  • "Arder" is the sting of a cut or a pepper: "meus olhos estão ardendo".

Where you hear arder

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A minha boca está ardendo. My mouth is burning.
  • Os meus olhos arderam a noite toda. My eyes stung all night.
  • Cuidado, essa pimenta vai arder! Careful, that pepper is going to burn!
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