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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

merecer

to deserve

  • #366 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: merecendo
  • Past participle: merecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use merecer

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

  1. Present

    Você merece umas férias de verdade.

    You deserve a real vacation.

  2. Past

    O time mereceu a vitória ontem.

    The team deserved the win yesterday.

  3. Future

    Depois dessa semana, a gente vai merecer um churrasco.

    After this week, we're going to deserve a barbecue.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela merecia um salário bem melhor.

    She deserved a much better salary.

  5. Conditional

    Esse filme mereceria mais atenção do público.

    This movie would deserve more attention from the public.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ele mereça a confiança que você deu.

    I hope he deserves the trust you gave him.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu merecesse o aumento, já teria recebido.

    If I deserved the raise, I'd have gotten it already.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quem merecer vai ganhar o prêmio no fim do mês.

    Whoever deserves it will win the prize at the end of the month.

  9. Imperative

    Mereça essa confiança que te deram.

    Earn the trust they gave you.

Where you hear merecer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Você merece a promoção. You deserve the promotion.
  • A equipe mereceu o aumento. The team deserved the raise.
  • Ela vai merecer as férias. She's going to deserve her holiday.
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Intermediate Level 1 · Você merece.

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