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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

caber

to fit

  • #413 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: cabendo
  • Past participle: cabido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use caber

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

  1. Present

    Eu não caibo mais nessa calça.

    I don't fit in these pants anymore.

  2. Past

    Coube tudo na mala, até os sapatos.

    Everything fit in the suitcase, even the shoes.

  3. Future

    Esse sofá não vai caber no elevador.

    This sofa isn't going to fit in the elevator.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes cabiam seis pessoas nesse carro.

    Six people used to fit in this car.

  5. Conditional

    Caberia mais uma cadeira aqui na mesa?

    Would one more chair fit here at the table?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que a geladeira caiba naquele canto.

    I hope the fridge fits in that corner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se coubesse mais gente, eu chamaria os vizinhos.

    If more people fit, I'd invite the neighbors.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se não couber na mochila, deixa em casa.

    If it doesn't fit in the backpack, leave it at home.

  9. Imperative

    Caibam todos na foto, cheguem mais perto!

    Everyone fit in the picture, get closer!

Good to know

  • "Não cabe a mim" means it's not up to me; "cabe em" is to fit inside something.

Where you hear caber

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Tudo cabe no orçamento. Everything fits in the budget.
  • Ontem eu experimentei o terno, e ainda coube. Yesterday I tried on my suit, and I still fitted into it.
  • Você não vai caber no terno. You won't fit in your suit.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O sofá não cabe no elevador. The sofa doesn't fit in the lift.
  • Tudo coube no carro, por pouco. Everything fitted in the car, just.
  • A máquina de lavar vai caber, eu prometo. The washing machine will fit, I promise.
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I Would Have Put More Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · caber

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The Room in Which

Intermediate Level 3 · cabe

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It Was Supposed to Be Ready Yesterday

Intermediate Level 3 · caiba

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When We've Finished, There's Pizza

Intermediate Level 3 · cabe

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