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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

sentir falta

to miss

  • #426 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: sentindo falta
  • Past participle: sentido falta

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use sentir falta

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

  1. Present

    Eu sinto falta da comida da minha avó.

    I miss my grandmother's food.

  2. Past

    A gente sentiu falta de você na festa.

    We missed you at the party.

  3. Future

    Você vai sentir falta do calor daqui.

    You're going to miss the heat here.

  4. Imperfect

    No exterior, eu sentia falta de pão de queijo.

    Abroad, I missed pão de queijo.

  5. Conditional

    Eu sentiria falta do mar se me mudasse.

    I'd miss the sea if I moved away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que as crianças sintam falta de nada.

    I don't want the kids to go without anything.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele sentisse falta de mim, teria ligado.

    If he missed me, he would have called.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando sentir falta, me manda uma mensagem.

    When you miss me, send me a message.

  9. Imperative

    Sinta falta de mim, mas aproveite a viagem!

    Miss me, but enjoy the trip!

Good to know

  • "Sentir falta de" is to miss someone or something; "sentir saudade" says the same with more feeling.

Where you hear sentir falta

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu sinto falta do mar. I miss the sea.
  • Eu senti falta de vocês. I missed you all.
  • Eu vou sentir falta dessa equipe. I'm going to miss this team.
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Intermediate Level 1 · sentir falta · eu sinto falta · você sente falta · que você sinta

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