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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

brigar

to argue

  • #167 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: brigando
  • Past participle: brigado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use brigar

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

  1. Present

    Meus filhos brigam por qualquer coisa.

    My kids argue over anything.

  2. Past

    Eu briguei com meu irmão por causa do carro.

    I argued with my brother over the car.

  3. Future

    Não vou brigar com você por isso.

    I'm not going to argue with you over this.

  4. Imperfect

    Meus pais brigavam muito quando eu era pequeno.

    My parents used to argue a lot when I was little.

  5. Conditional

    Eu brigaria com o gerente se fosse você.

    I'd have it out with the manager if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que vocês briguem na frente da vovó.

    I don't want you to argue in front of Grandma.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente brigasse menos, a casa seria mais calma.

    If we argued less, the house would be calmer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se eles brigarem de novo, eu vou embora.

    If they argue again, I'm leaving.

  9. Imperative

    Não briguem no carro, por favor!

    Don't fight in the car, please!

Good to know

  • "Brigar com" is to argue or fight with someone; "brigar por" is to fight for something.

Where you hear brigar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A gente não briga por causa de café. We don't argue over coffee.
  • Eles brigaram, mas fizeram as pazes. They argued, but they made up.
  • Eu não vou brigar com você. I'm not going to argue with you.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A gente quase nunca briga. We hardly ever argue.
  • A gente brigou por causa do casamento. We argued because of the wedding.
  • Ninguém vai brigar no casamento! Nobody is going to argue at the wedding!
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Her Hand in Marriage

Intermediate Level 1 · brigar · brigaram · briga · brigando

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · brigou

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