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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

avisar

to let someone know

  • #146 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: avisando
  • Past participle: avisado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você let someone know!
  2. vocês let someone know! (all of you)

How to use avisar

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre aviso quando vou chegar tarde.

    I always let people know when I'm going to be late.

  2. Past

    Você avisou a sua mãe que a gente vai jantar lá?

    Did you tell your mother we're having dinner there?

  3. Future

    Eu vou avisar o porteiro que você vem.

    I'm going to let the doorman know you're coming.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele nunca avisava quando ia faltar.

    He never let anyone know when he was going to be absent.

  5. Conditional

    Eu avisaria com antecedência, se fosse você.

    I'd give notice in advance, if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você avise o síndico.

    You'd better let the building manager know.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele avisasse antes, eu teria esperado.

    If he had let me know earlier, I would have waited.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se avisarem que a aula foi cancelada, eu fico em casa.

    If they let me know the class is cancelled, I'll stay home.

  9. Imperative

    Avise quando chegar, está bem?

    Let me know when you get there, okay?

Good to know

  • "Avisar" is to let someone know; "me avisa" is how Brazilians say "let me know".

Where you hear avisar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu aviso quando o apartamento está pronto. I let you know when the flat is ready.
  • Eu avisei o Daniel ontem. I let Daniel know yesterday.
  • Eu vou avisar amanhã. I'll let you know tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sempre aviso a Bia quando vou chegar tarde. I always let Bia know when I'm going to be late.
  • Ele me avisou ontem. He let me know yesterday.
  • Eu vou te avisar amanhã. I'll let you know tomorrow.
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Can I See the Flat?

Beginner Level 2 · Me avisa!

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When We Get There

Intermediate Level 1 · eu te aviso

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It Will Be Sent by Post

Intermediate Level 1 · avisada

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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · avisei

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Verbs like this one

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