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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

recorrer

to appeal (in court)

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: recorrendo
  • Past participle: recorrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use recorrer

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

  1. Present

    A empresa recorre de toda multa que recebe.

    The company appeals every fine it receives.

  2. Past

    Ele recorreu da decisão e ganhou.

    He appealed the decision and won.

  3. Future

    Vou recorrer da multa, eu não estava nem lá.

    I'm going to appeal the fine, I wasn't even there.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando faltava dinheiro, ela recorria aos pais.

    When money was short, she turned to her parents.

  5. Conditional

    Eu recorreria, mas o advogado disse que não adianta.

    I'd appeal, but the lawyer said it's no use.

  6. Present subjunctive

    É possível que o clube recorra da punição.

    It's possible the club will appeal the punishment.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a gente recorresse, levaria mais um ano.

    If we appealed, it would take another year.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se recorrer, guarde cópia de todos os papéis.

    If you appeal, keep a copy of all the papers.

  9. Imperative

    Recorra dentro do prazo, são só quinze dias.

    Appeal within the deadline, it's only fifteen days.

Good to know

  • "Recorrer de" a decision is to appeal it; "recorrer a" someone is to turn to them for help.

Where you hear recorrer

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

  • A construtora recorre de toda decisão. The developer appeals every decision.
  • Eles recorreram na semana passada. They appealed last week.
  • Se perdermos, a gente vai recorrer. If we lose, we're going to appeal.
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Advanced Level 3 · E recorrer leva anos. Até lá, a vista fica.

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