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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

mamar

to feed, of a baby

  • #475 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mamando
  • Past participle: mamado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use mamar

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

  1. Present

    O bebê mama a cada três horas.

    The baby feeds every three hours.

  2. Past

    Ela mamou bem e dormiu a noite toda.

    She fed well and slept all night.

  3. Future

    Ele vai mamar e depois a gente sai.

    He's going to feed and then we'll go out.

  4. Imperfect

    A minha filha mamava até os dois anos.

    My daughter breastfed until she was two.

  5. Conditional

    O bebê mamaria mais se não estivesse resfriado.

    The baby would feed more if he didn't have a cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    A pediatra quer que ele mame só no peito.

    The pediatrician wants him to breastfeed only.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela mamasse mais, não acordaria com fome.

    If she fed more, she wouldn't wake up hungry.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando o bebê mamar, deixe ele arrotar depois.

    When the baby feeds, let him burp afterwards.

  9. Imperative

    Mame tudo, meu amor, para crescer forte.

    Drink it all up, my love, to grow strong.

Good to know

  • "Mamar" is what the baby does; "amamentar" is what the mother does; "mamadeira" is the bottle.

Where you hear mamar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ela mama a cada três horas. She feeds every three hours.
  • Ela mamou às oito, e dormiu. She fed at eight, and went to sleep.
  • Ela vai mamar de novo às onze. She's going to feed again at eleven.
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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · mamar · mamando

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