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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

atrapalhar

to get in the way, to disturb

  • #193 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: atrapalhando
  • Past participle: atrapalhado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você get in the way!
  2. vocês get in the way! (all of you)

How to use atrapalhar

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

  1. Present

    Esse barulho atrapalha a minha concentração.

    This noise disturbs my concentration.

  2. Past

    Desculpa, eu atrapalhei a sua reunião?

    Sorry, did I interrupt your meeting?

  3. Future

    A chuva vai atrapalhar o churrasco de domingo.

    The rain is going to spoil Sunday's barbecue.

  4. Imperfect

    O cachorro atrapalhava a aula o tempo todo.

    The dog kept disrupting the class.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não atrapalharia se você estivesse ocupado.

    I wouldn't bother you if you were busy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Fale baixo para que a gente não atrapalhe o bebê.

    Talk quietly so we don't disturb the baby.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o trânsito não atrapalhasse, eu chegaria às oito.

    If traffic didn't get in the way, I'd arrive at eight.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se eu atrapalhar, é só falar.

    If I'm in the way, just say so.

  9. Imperative

    Não atrapalhe o seu irmão, ele está estudando.

    Don't bother your brother, he's studying.

Good to know

  • "Estou atrapalhando?" is the polite way to ask "am I interrupting?".

Where you hear atrapalhar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O barulho da obra atrapalha a vizinha de baixo. The noise of the work disturbs the neighbour downstairs.
  • A chuva atrapalhou o nosso passeio. The rain got in the way of our outing.
  • Eu não vou atrapalhar, prometo. I won't get in the way, I promise.
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Intermediate Level 3 · atrapalhou · atrapalhando

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