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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cochilar

to nap

  • #500 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: cochilando
  • Past participle: cochilado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use cochilar

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

  1. Present

    Meu pai sempre cochila depois do almoço.

    My father always naps after lunch.

  2. Past

    Eu cochilei no ônibus e perdi o ponto.

    I dozed off on the bus and missed my stop.

  3. Future

    Vou cochilar meia hora antes da festa.

    I'm going to nap for half an hour before the party.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente cochilava na rede toda tarde de domingo.

    We used to nap in the hammock every Sunday afternoon.

  5. Conditional

    Eu cochilaria um pouco, mas tenho reunião daqui a pouco.

    I'd nap for a bit, but I have a meeting soon.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que o bebê cochile um pouco agora.

    Hopefully the baby naps a little now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu cochilasse agora, não dormiria à noite.

    If I napped now, I wouldn't sleep at night.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você cochilar na aula, o professor vai perceber.

    If you doze off in class, the teacher will notice.

  9. Imperative

    Cochile um pouco, você está muito cansada.

    Take a little nap, you're very tired.

Good to know

  • "Tirar um cochilo" is to take a nap; "cochilar" is also to doze off without meaning to, on the sofa or in class.
  • The saying "cochilou, o cachimbo cai" means that if you doze off, you lose out.

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