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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

machucar

to hurt

  • #195 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: machucando
  • Past participle: machucado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use machucar

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

  1. Present

    Esse sapato novo machuca o meu pé.

    This new shoe hurts my foot.

  2. Past

    Ele se machucou jogando futebol no domingo.

    He got hurt playing soccer on Sunday.

  3. Future

    Cuidado, você vai machucar o seu dedo.

    Careful, you're going to hurt your finger.

  4. Imperfect

    Antigamente essa mochila machucava as minhas costas.

    That backpack used to hurt my back.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca machucaria um animal.

    I would never hurt an animal.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não corra, pra que você não se machuque.

    Don't run, so you don't get hurt.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele se machucasse, a gente ia pro hospital.

    If he got hurt, we'd go to the hospital.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se machucar muito, para de usar o tênis.

    If it hurts a lot, stop wearing the sneakers.

  9. Imperative

    Não machuque o seu irmão, menino!

    Don't hurt your brother, boy!

Good to know

  • "Machucar-se" is to get hurt: "Ele se machucou jogando bola."

Where you hear machucar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Este sapato machuca o meu pé. This shoe hurts my foot.
  • Ele machucou o joelho. He hurt his knee.
  • Você vai se machucar! You're going to hurt yourself!

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Esse sapato machuca o meu pé. These shoes hurt my foot.
  • Eu machuquei o pé dançando. I hurt my foot dancing.
  • Esse sapato vai machucar no fim da festa. These shoes are going to hurt by the end of the party.
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He Can't Walk

Beginner Level 3 · machucar · ele machucou · Eu me machuquei.

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A Dress That Is Simple

Intermediate Level 2 · machuque

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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · machuca

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Nowhere Near as Good as Copacabana

Intermediate Level 3 · machucou

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Verbs like this one

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