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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

declarar

to declare

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: declarando
  • Past participle: declarado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use declarar

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

  1. Present

    Eu declaro o imposto de renda todo mês de abril.

    I file my tax return every April.

  2. Past

    O prefeito declarou feriado na cidade amanhã.

    The mayor declared a holiday in the city tomorrow.

  3. Future

    Você vai declarar essas compras na alfândega?

    Are you going to declare these purchases at customs?

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai declarava o imposto sozinho, sem contador.

    My dad used to file his taxes himself, without an accountant.

  5. Conditional

    Eu declararia tudo, não vale a pena arriscar.

    I'd declare everything, it's not worth the risk.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A lei exige que você declare essa renda.

    The law requires you to declare this income.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele declarasse o aluguel, pagaria mais imposto.

    If he declared the rent, he'd pay more tax.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando declarar o imposto, guarde o recibo.

    When you file your taxes, keep the receipt.

  9. Imperative

    Declare os dependentes para pagar menos.

    Declare your dependents to pay less.

Good to know

  • "Declarar o imposto de renda" is to file your tax return; at customs you also "declara" what you bring.

Where you hear declarar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu declaro a festa aberta. I declare the party open.
  • Ele declarou o resultado ontem. He declared the result yesterday.
  • Vou declarar vocês marido e mulher. I'm going to declare you husband and wife.

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2

  • Eu declaro aberto o escritório. I declare the office open.
  • No casamento, eu declarei aberta a festa. At the wedding, I declared the party open.
  • No Natal, eu vou declarar aberta a ceia. At Christmas, I'm going to declare dinner open.

Verbs like this one

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