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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

caprichar

to go to a lot of trouble, to do something with care

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: caprichando
  • Past participle: caprichado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I go to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you go to a lot of trouble
  3. nós we go to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all go to a lot of trouble

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I went to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you went to a lot of trouble
  3. nós we went to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all went to a lot of trouble

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would go to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would go to a lot of trouble
  3. nós we would go to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would go to a lot of trouble

Present subjunctive

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

  1. eu (that) I go to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you go to a lot of trouble
  3. nós (that) we go to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all go to a lot of trouble

Past subjunctive

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

  1. eu (if) I went to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you went to a lot of trouble
  3. nós (if) we went to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all went to a lot of trouble

Future subjunctive

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

  1. eu (when) I go to a lot of trouble
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you go to a lot of trouble
  3. nós (when) we go to a lot of trouble
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all go to a lot of trouble

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você go to a lot of trouble!
  2. vocês go to a lot of trouble! (all of you)

How to use caprichar

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe capricha no almoço de domingo.

    My mom goes all out on Sunday lunch.

  2. Past

    Você caprichou na decoração da festa, ficou linda!

    You went to a lot of trouble on the party decoration, it's beautiful!

  3. Future

    Vou caprichar no churrasco, pode trazer quem quiser.

    I'll go all out on the barbecue, bring whoever you want.

  4. Imperfect

    A vovó caprichava no bolo de aniversário de cada neto.

    Grandma went to great lengths on each grandchild's birthday cake.

  5. Conditional

    Eu capricharia mais se tivesse mais tempo.

    I'd put more care into it if I had more time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você capriche no relatório desta vez.

    I want you to take real care with the report this time.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele caprichasse mais, o cliente voltaria.

    If he put more care into it, the customer would come back.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando caprichar no cabelo, me manda foto.

    When you do your hair nicely, send me a photo.

  9. Imperative

    Capriche no molho, é o segredo da macarronada.

    Take care with the sauce, it's the secret of the pasta.

Good to know

  • "Capricha!" is what you say to the cook or the barber: make it good! "Caprichado" is done with care.

Where you hear caprichar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

  • Ela capricha em cada pluma. She takes care with every feather.
  • Vocês capricharam na festa. You went to a lot of trouble with the party.
  • Capricha no sorriso, que a câmera vai passar. Give a big smile, because the camera is coming.
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Ten Kilos of Feathers

Fluency Level 1 · Tá maneiro, hein! Capricha no sorriso.

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Make Yourself at Home

Fluency Level 1 · A festa tá linda. Vocês capricharam.

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Verbs like this one

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