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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

rachar

to crack, to split

  • #434 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: rachando
  • Past participle: rachado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use rachar

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

  1. Present

    A gente sempre racha a conta no restaurante.

    We always split the bill at the restaurant.

  2. Past

    O vidro do box rachou com o calor.

    The shower glass cracked from the heat.

  3. Future

    Vamos rachar o aluguel em três?

    Shall we split the rent three ways?

  4. Imperfect

    Na faculdade a gente rachava a gasolina.

    In college we used to split the gas money.

  5. Conditional

    Eu racharia o táxi com você, se quiser.

    I'd split the taxi with you, if you like.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuidado para que o prato não rache no forno.

    Be careful the dish doesn't crack in the oven.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a parede rachasse de novo, eu chamaria o engenheiro.

    If the wall cracked again, I'd call the engineer.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se a tela rachar, a garantia não cobre.

    If the screen cracks, the warranty doesn't cover it.

  9. Imperative

    Rachem a pizza entre vocês, eu já comi.

    Split the pizza between you, I've already eaten.

Good to know

  • "Rachar a conta" is to split the bill, very common among friends.

Where you hear rachar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • O frio daqui racha a pele. The cold here cracks your skin.
  • Os meus lábios racharam com o frio. My lips cracked in the cold.
  • Sem luvas, as suas mãos vão rachar. Without gloves, your hands are going to crack.
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If Only It Snowed in Rio

Intermediate Level 3 · rachar

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