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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

bastar

to be enough

  • #412 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: bastando
  • Past participle: bastado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. it is enough

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. it was enough

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. it is going to be enough

Imperfect

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

  1. it used to be enough

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. it would be enough

Present subjunctive

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

  1. (that) it be enough

Past subjunctive

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

  1. (if) it were enough

Future subjunctive

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

  1. (when) it is enough

How to use bastar

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

  1. Present

    Para mim, um café de manhã basta.

    For me, a coffee in the morning is enough.

  2. Past

    Bastou um olhar para ela entender tudo.

    One look was enough for her to understand everything.

  3. Future

    Acho que esse dinheiro não vai bastar para a viagem.

    I don't think this money is going to be enough for the trip.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes, um salário bastava para a família inteira.

    Before, one salary used to be enough for the whole family.

  5. Conditional

    Um pedido de desculpa bastaria para mim.

    An apology would be enough for me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que uma garrafa de vinho baste.

    I hope one bottle of wine is enough.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se bastasse querer, todo mundo seria rico.

    If wanting were enough, everybody would be rich.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se não bastar, a gente compra mais pão.

    If it's not enough, we'll buy more bread.

Good to know

  • "Basta!" is "enough!"; "basta ligar" is "all you have to do is call".
  • It goes with the thing that is enough, in the third person: um dia basta, duas horas bastam.

Verbs like this one

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