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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

decidir

to decide

  • #84 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: decidindo
  • Past participle: decidido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use decidir

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

  1. Present

    Eu decido rápido quando o assunto é comida.

    I decide fast when it comes to food.

  2. Past

    Nós decidimos ficar mais uma semana.

    We decided to stay one more week.

  3. Future

    Eles vão decidir a data do casamento hoje.

    They're going to decide the wedding date today.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe decidia tudo lá em casa.

    My mother decided everything at home.

  5. Conditional

    Eu decidiria por você, mas é a sua vida.

    I'd decide for you, but it's your life.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ele decida logo.

    I hope he decides soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você decidisse hoje, eu compraria as passagens.

    If you decided today, I'd buy the tickets.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando decidir, me manda uma mensagem.

    When you decide, send me a message.

  9. Imperative

    Decida agora: pizza ou sushi?

    Decide now: pizza or sushi?

Where you hear decidir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Você decide. You decide.
  • Eu decidi ficar. I decided to stay.
  • Eu vou decidir amanhã. I'm going to decide tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A gente decide tudo junto. We decide everything together.
  • Nós decidimos ficar no Rio. We decided to stay in Rio.
  • Eu vou decidir depois de conversar com ela. I'm going to decide after talking to her.
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To Stay or to Go?

Beginner Level 2 · decidir · eu decidi · você decidiu

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Thank Goodness

Intermediate Level 1 · decidimos

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Verbs like this one

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