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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

deixar

to leave something

  • #20 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: deixando
  • Past participle: deixado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você leave something!
  2. vocês leave something! (all of you)

How to use deixar

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

  1. Present

    Eu sempre deixo a chave embaixo do tapete.

    I always leave the key under the mat.

  2. Past

    Você deixou a luz da sala acesa.

    You left the living room light on.

  3. Future

    Eu vou deixar o recado com a sua mãe.

    I'm going to leave the message with your mother.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai deixava o carro na rua.

    My father used to leave the car in the street.

  5. Conditional

    Eu deixaria as crianças com a vizinha.

    I would leave the kids with the neighbor.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que você não deixe nada no hotel.

    I hope you don't leave anything at the hotel.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu deixasse o celular em casa, ficaria mais tranquila.

    If I left my phone at home, I'd feel more relaxed.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você deixar o guarda-chuva aí, vai esquecer.

    If you leave the umbrella there, you'll forget it.

  9. Imperative

    Deixe a louça, eu lavo depois.

    Leave the dishes, I'll wash them later.

Good to know

  • "Deixar" is also to let: "deixa eu ver" is "let me see", and "deixa" by itself is "never mind".

Where you hear deixar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu deixo a chave com o porteiro. I leave the key with the doorman.
  • Ela deixou um recado. She left a message.
  • Eu vou deixar um recado. I'm going to leave a message.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu deixo as chaves na mesa. I leave the keys on the table.
  • Ela deixou a bolsa em casa. She left the bag at home.
  • Vou deixar a janela aberta. I'll leave the window open.
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Can I Speak to Marcos?

Beginner Level 2 · deixar · ela deixou

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Will You Marry Me?

Intermediate Level 1 · deixou

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I Insist

Intermediate Level 2 · A senhora deixa?

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · deixar de

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May There Never Be a Lack of Love

Intermediate Level 2 · deixem

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Come Back Soon

Intermediate Level 2 · deixam · deixarem

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It Had Been Months Since I'd Heard That Accent

Intermediate Level 3 · deixa de ser

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Unless You Pay in Cash

Intermediate Level 3 · deixe

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Bigger and Bigger

Intermediate Level 3 · me deixando louca

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Verbs like this one

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