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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

deitar

to lie down

  • #132 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: deitando
  • Past participle: deitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você lie down!
  2. vocês lie down! (all of you)

How to use deitar

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

  1. Present

    Eu deito cedo durante a semana.

    I go to bed early during the week.

  2. Past

    Ela deitou no sofá e dormiu na hora.

    She lay down on the couch and fell asleep right away.

  3. Future

    Vou deitar um pouco, estou com dor de cabeça.

    I'm going to lie down a bit, I have a headache.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente deitava na grama para ver as estrelas.

    We used to lie on the grass to look at the stars.

  5. Conditional

    Eu deitaria agora, mas ainda tenho que lavar a louça.

    I'd lie down now, but I still have to do the dishes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A enfermeira pediu que o senhor deite de lado.

    The nurse asked you to lie on your side.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você deitasse mais cedo, acordaria disposto.

    If you went to bed earlier, you'd wake up refreshed.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando deitar o bebê, apague a luz do quarto.

    When you put the baby down, turn off the bedroom light.

  9. Imperative

    Deite aqui na maca, o médico já vem.

    Lie down here on the table, the doctor's coming.

Good to know

  • In Brazil "deitar" and "se deitar" both mean to lie down; "deitar o bebê" is to put the baby down.

Where you hear deitar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu deito cedo quando estou cansado. I lie down early when I'm tired.
  • Eu deitei, mas não dormi. I lay down, but I didn't sleep.
  • Eu vou deitar um pouco. I'm going to lie down for a bit.
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Even If I Get Everything Wrong

Intermediate Level 3 · deita

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I'd Barely Lain Down

Intermediate Level 3 · deitei · deitou

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