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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pechinchar

to bargain

  • #494 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pechinchando
  • Past participle: pechinchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pechinchar

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

  1. Present

    Minha mãe pechincha em toda feira que vai.

    My mom haggles at every market she goes to.

  2. Past

    Eu pechinchei e paguei a metade do preço.

    I bargained and paid half the price.

  3. Future

    Vou pechinchar um pouco antes de comprar.

    I'm going to haggle a bit before buying.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô pechinchava até no supermercado.

    My grandpa used to haggle even at the supermarket.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pechincharia, mas fico com vergonha.

    I would haggle, but I get embarrassed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não espere que eu pechinche por você.

    Don't expect me to haggle for you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você pechinchasse, pagaria bem menos.

    If you bargained, you'd pay a lot less.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você pechinchar com jeitinho, ele abaixa.

    If you haggle nicely, he'll lower it.

  9. Imperative

    Pechinche sem medo, aqui todo mundo faz isso.

    Haggle without fear, everyone does it here.

Good to know

  • "Pechinchar" is normal at street markets, not in stores with price tags.
  • "Uma pechincha" is a bargain.

Where you hear pechinchar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Ele pechincha muito bem. He bargains very well.
  • Eu pechinchei na feira. I bargained at the market.
  • Eu vou pechinchar. I'm going to bargain.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Na feira, eu sempre pechincho. At the market, I always haggle.
  • Eu pechinchei uma semana pelo meu carro. I haggled for a week over my car.
  • Da próxima vez, eu vou pechinchar. Next time, I'm going to haggle.
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Can You Give Me a Discount?

Beginner Level 3 · pechinchar

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Intermediate Level 3 · pechinchar · pechincha · pechinchado

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