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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ganhar

to win

  • #50 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: ganhando
  • Past participle: ganho

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ganhar

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

  1. Present

    Ele ganha bem, mas trabalha demais.

    He earns well, but works too much.

  2. Past

    O Brasil ganhou o jogo de dois a um.

    Brazil won the game two to one.

  3. Future

    Acho que o nosso time vai ganhar hoje.

    I think our team is going to win today.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela sempre ganhava flores no aniversário.

    She always got flowers on her birthday.

  5. Conditional

    Com mais treino, você ganharia fácil.

    With more training, you'd win easily.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que a gente ganhe esse prêmio.

    I hope we win that prize.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu ganhasse na loteria, pararia de trabalhar.

    If I won the lottery, I'd stop working.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se ganharem o jogo, vão para a final.

    If they win the game, they go to the final.

  9. Imperative

    Ganhe tempo: faça a lista antes de sair.

    Save time: make the list before you go out.

Good to know

  • Ganhar is also to earn and to get a present: ganho pouco, ganhei um livro.

Where you hear ganhar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Ele ganha sempre. He always wins.
  • O Flamengo ganhou! Flamengo won!
  • Quem vai ganhar? Who's going to win?

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu ganho bem. I earn well.
  • Eu ganhei um presente. I got a present.
  • Ela vai ganhar melhor. She's going to earn more.
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Who's Going to Win?

Beginner Level 1 · ganhar · ganhando

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Rafael's New Cafe

Beginner Level 3 · ganhar bem · eu ganho

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Merry Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · eu ganhei

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If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · ganharia

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · ganhou · ganhei

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · ganhava

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