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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

despedir

to say goodbye (se despedir, word for word to take leave of yourself)

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: despedindo
  • Past participle: despedido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você say goodbye!
  2. vocês say goodbye! (all of you)

How to use despedir

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

  1. Present

    Eu me despeço de todo mundo antes de sair.

    I say goodbye to everyone before leaving.

  2. Past

    Ela se despediu chorando no aeroporto.

    She said goodbye crying at the airport.

  3. Future

    Vou me despedir da vovó e já volto.

    I'm going to say goodbye to grandma and I'll be right back.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente se despedia no portão toda noite.

    We used to say goodbye at the gate every night.

  5. Conditional

    Eu me despediria com um abraço, mas estou gripada.

    I'd say goodbye with a hug, but I have a cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você se despeça direito dos seus avós.

    I want you to say a proper goodbye to your grandparents.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele se despedisse sem brigar, seria melhor.

    If he said goodbye without a fight, it would be better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando se despedir, agradeça pelo jantar.

    When you say goodbye, thank them for dinner.

  9. Imperative

    Se despeça do papai, ele vai viajar.

    Say goodbye to daddy, he's going on a trip.

Good to know

  • "Se despedir de" is to say goodbye to someone; "despedir" alone is to fire someone from a job.

Where you hear despedir

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • Ele se despede de cada pé de café. He says goodbye to every coffee tree.
  • A Alice se despediu do bisavô com um beijo. Alice said goodbye to Great-Grandpa with a kiss.
  • Amanhã vocês vão se despedir dele. Tomorrow you're going to say goodbye to him.
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I Already Knew

Advanced Level 3 · Quando um homem para de reclamar, é porque está se despedindo.

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