Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I am willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are willing to
- nós we are willing to
- vocês, eles, elas you all are willing to
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
estar disposto a
to be willing to
- Irregular -ar verb
- Gerund: estando disposto a
- Past participle: estado disposto a
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I was willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente you were willing to
- nós we were willing to
- vocês, eles, elas you all were willing to
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to be willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to be willing to
- nós we are going to be willing to
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to be willing to
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to be willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to be willing to
- nós we used to be willing to
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to be willing to
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would be willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would be willing to
- nós we would be willing to
- vocês, eles, elas you all would be willing to
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I be willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you be willing to
- nós (that) we be willing to
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all be willing to
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I were willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you were willing to
- nós (if) we were willing to
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all were willing to
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I am willing to
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you are willing to
- nós (when) we are willing to
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all are willing to
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você be willing to!
- vocês be willing to! (all of you)
How to use estar disposto a
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Eu estou disposta a mudar de cidade pelo emprego.
I'm willing to move cities for the job.
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Past
Ele esteve disposto a ajudar desde o começo.
He was willing to help from the start.
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Future
Será que eles vão estar dispostos a negociar?
Do you think they'll be willing to negotiate?
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Imperfect
Na época, eu estava disposto a trabalhar de graça.
At the time, I was willing to work for free.
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Conditional
Você estaria disposto a pagar mais por isso?
Would you be willing to pay more for this?
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Present subjunctive
Preciso de alguém que esteja disposto a viajar.
I need someone who's willing to travel.
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Past subjunctive
Se ele estivesse disposto a ouvir, eu explicaria.
If he were willing to listen, I'd explain.
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Future subjunctive
Quando você estiver disposto a conversar, me chame.
When you're willing to talk, call me.
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Imperative
Esteja disposto a errar, é assim que se aprende.
Be willing to make mistakes, that's how you learn.
Good to know
- "Disposto" agrees with the person: a woman says "estou disposta a".
- "Estar disposto" alone means to feel energetic: "acordei disposto".
Where you hear estar disposto a
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2
- A empresa está disposta a pagar as passagens. The company is willing to pay for the tickets.
- Em junho, eu estava disposto a viajar uma semana por mês. In June, I was willing to travel one week a month.
- Em dezembro, eu vou estar disposta a conversar de novo. In December, I'll be willing to talk again.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.