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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

delegar

to delegate

  • #337 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: delegando
  • Past participle: delegado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use delegar

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

  1. Present

    Um bom gerente delega e confia na equipe.

    A good manager delegates and trusts the team.

  2. Past

    Eu deleguei a parte chata para o estagiário.

    I delegated the boring part to the intern.

  3. Future

    A chefe vai delegar o projeto para você.

    The boss is going to delegate the project to you.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu antigo chefe não delegava nada para ninguém.

    My old boss didn't delegate anything to anyone.

  5. Conditional

    Eu delegaria mais se tivesse mais gente.

    I would delegate more if I had more people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É melhor que você delegue essa parte.

    It's better that you delegate this part.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela delegasse mais, trabalharia menos horas.

    If she delegated more, she'd work fewer hours.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você delegar, explique bem o que quer.

    When you delegate, explain clearly what you want.

  9. Imperative

    Delegue as reuniões e foque no que importa.

    Delegate the meetings and focus on what matters.

Good to know

  • "Delegar para" or "delegar a": "deleguei a tarefa para o João".

Where you hear delegar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu delego mais agora. I delegate more now.
  • Ontem eu deleguei o relatório para a Paula. Yesterday I delegated the report to Paula.
  • Eu vou delegar o projeto novo. I'm going to delegate the new project.
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The Interview

Intermediate Level 1 · delegar

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