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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ofender

to offend

  • #318 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: ofendendo
  • Past participle: ofendido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use ofender

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

  1. Present

    Ele se ofende com qualquer brincadeira.

    He takes offense at any joke.

  2. Past

    Desculpa, eu não quis te ofender.

    Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

  3. Future

    Se você não for, vai ofender a família dela.

    If you don't go, you're going to offend her family.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu me ofendia com tudo que diziam.

    I used to take offense at everything they said.

  5. Conditional

    Eu nunca ofenderia a sua mãe.

    I would never offend your mother.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que a piada não ofenda ninguém.

    I hope the joke doesn't offend anyone.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me ofendesse, eu iria embora.

    If he insulted me, I'd leave.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se eu te ofender algum dia, me diga.

    If I ever offend you, tell me.

  9. Imperative

    Não ofenda o garçom, não é culpa dele.

    Don't insult the waiter, it's not his fault.

Good to know

  • "Se ofender com" is to take offense at something; "sem ofensa" is "no offense".

Where you hear ofender

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A minha tia se ofende com qualquer coisa. My aunt takes offence at anything.
  • Desculpa, eu te ofendi? Sorry, did I offend you?
  • Se a gente cortar a prima da lista, ela vai ficar ofendida. If we cut your cousin from the list, she'll be offended.
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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · ofendida

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