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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

soltar

to let out

  • #209 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: soltando
  • Past participle: soltado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você let out!
  2. vocês let out! (all of you)

How to use soltar

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

  1. Present

    Ela solta o cachorro no parque de manhã.

    She lets the dog loose in the park in the morning.

  2. Past

    Eu soltei um grito quando vi a aranha.

    I let out a scream when I saw the spider.

  3. Future

    Eles vão soltar fogos à meia-noite.

    They're going to set off fireworks at midnight.

  4. Imperfect

    A gente soltava pipa no campo todo domingo.

    We used to fly kites in the field every Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Eu soltaria o cabelo, fica mais bonito.

    I'd let my hair down, it looks nicer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que ele solte o balão agora.

    Don't let him let go of the balloon now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você soltasse a corda, o barco iria embora.

    If you let go of the rope, the boat would drift away.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você soltar o freio, o carro desce.

    When you release the brake, the car rolls down.

  9. Imperative

    Solte a minha mão, você está me machucando.

    Let go of my hand, you're hurting me.

Good to know

  • "Soltar" is also to let go of or release something: "solta a minha mão", "soltar fogos".

Where you hear soltar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • A gente solta o vestido na cintura. We let the dress out at the waist.
  • A costureira soltou o vestido. The dressmaker let the dress out.
  • Eu vou soltar dois centímetros. I'm going to let it out two centimetres.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Não solta a minha mão! Don't let go of my hand!
  • Ele soltou a minha mão, e eu patinei sozinha. He let go of my hand, and I skated on my own.
  • Eu não vou soltar. I'm not going to let go.
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A Dress That Is Simple

Intermediate Level 2 · soltar

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Nowhere Near as Good as Copacabana

Intermediate Level 3 · solta · soltando

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