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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

herdar

to inherit

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: herdando
  • Past participle: herdado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use herdar

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

  1. Present

    Ela herda o temperamento forte do pai.

    She gets her strong temper from her father.

  2. Past

    Eu herdei essa casa da minha avó.

    I inherited this house from my grandmother.

  3. Future

    Os netos vão herdar a fazenda um dia.

    The grandchildren will inherit the farm one day.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente, só o filho mais velho herdava as terras.

    In the old days, only the eldest son inherited the land.

  5. Conditional

    Eu herdaria o relógio do meu pai com prazer.

    I'd be glad to inherit my father's watch.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o bebê herde os olhos da mãe.

    I hope the baby inherits his mother's eyes.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu herdasse uma fortuna, abria um restaurante.

    If I inherited a fortune, I'd open a restaurant.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você herdar o apartamento, vai vender?

    When you inherit the apartment, will you sell it?

  9. Imperative

    Herde as coisas boas da sua família e deixe o resto.

    Inherit the good things from your family and leave the rest.

Good to know

  • "Herdar de" is to inherit from someone: "herdei da minha avó"; "herança" is the inheritance.

Where you hear herdar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 2

  • A Alice herda o sorriso do pai. Alice gets her father's smile.
  • Eu herdei o nariz da minha mãe. I inherited my mother's nose.
  • A Alice vai herdar o suéter de renas. Alice is going to inherit the reindeer jumper.

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • A Alice herda o sorriso do pai. Alice gets her father's smile.
  • Eu herdei o nariz da minha mãe. I inherited my mother's nose.
  • A Alice vai herdar o suéter de renas. Alice is going to inherit the reindeer jumper.
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Otherwise, We Can't Keep the Deadline

Advanced Level 2 · Isso ela herdou da mãe.

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Only If All the Heirs Agree

Advanced Level 3 · É a lista de tudo o que ele deixou, e de quem herda o quê.

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Verbs like this one

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