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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

reclamar

to complain

  • #168 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: reclamando
  • Past participle: reclamado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use reclamar

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

  1. Present

    Meu vizinho reclama de tudo.

    My neighbor complains about everything.

  2. Past

    Eu reclamei com o gerente do atendimento.

    I complained to the manager about the service.

  3. Future

    Se o ônibus atrasar de novo, vou reclamar.

    If the bus is late again, I'm going to complain.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela reclamava do calor o verão inteiro.

    She complained about the heat all summer.

  5. Conditional

    Eu reclamaria da comida, mas estou com pressa.

    I'd complain about the food, but I'm in a hurry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você reclame na frente das crianças.

    I don't want you to complain in front of the kids.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente reclamasse, eles trocariam o prato.

    If we complained, they'd replace the dish.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se alguém reclamar do barulho, a gente abaixa.

    If anyone complains about the noise, we'll turn it down.

  9. Imperative

    Não reclame, pelo menos não está chovendo.

    Don't complain, at least it isn't raining.

Good to know

  • "Reclamar de" is to complain about something; "reclamar com" is to complain to someone.

Where you hear reclamar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O Tom reclama de tudo. Tom complains about everything.
  • O meu pai reclamou da comida do avião. My father complained about the food on the plane.
  • O seu pai vai reclamar do calor. Your father is going to complain about the heat.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • A vizinha de baixo reclama de tudo. The neighbour downstairs complains about everything.
  • O Tom reclamou da comida do avião. Tom complained about the food on the plane.
  • A vizinha vai reclamar do barulho. The neighbour is going to complain about the noise.
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If I Knew How to Speak Portuguese

Intermediate Level 2 · reclamar · reclamar da comida · reclamando

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Intermediate Level 3 · reclama

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