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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pronunciar

to pronounce

  • #241 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pronunciando
  • Past participle: pronunciado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use pronunciar

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

  1. Present

    Como se pronuncia o seu sobrenome?

    How do you pronounce your last name?

  2. Past

    Eu pronunciei o nome dela errado o jantar inteiro.

    I pronounced her name wrong all dinner long.

  3. Future

    Vou pronunciar devagar para você repetir.

    I'll say it slowly for you to repeat.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu professor pronunciava cada sílaba com cuidado.

    My teacher pronounced every syllable carefully.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pronunciaria melhor se ouvisse mais música brasileira.

    I'd pronounce better if I listened to more Brazilian music.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você pronuncie a palavra inteira de novo.

    I want you to pronounce the whole word again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele pronunciasse mais devagar, eu entenderia.

    If he pronounced things more slowly, I'd understand.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando pronunciar essa palavra, abra bem a boca.

    When you pronounce this word, open your mouth wide.

  9. Imperative

    Pronuncie a última sílaba mais forte.

    Stress the last syllable more.

Good to know

  • "A pronúncia" is pronunciation; "como se pronuncia?" asks how a word is said.

Verbs like this one

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