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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

topar

to be up for something, to agree to, the everyday way

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: topando
  • Past participle: topado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I am up for something
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are up for something
  3. nós we are up for something
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are up for something

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I was up for something
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you were up for something
  3. nós we were up for something
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all were up for something

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

  1. eu (when) I am up for something
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you are up for something
  3. nós (when) we are up for something
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all are up for something

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você be up for something!
  2. vocês be up for something! (all of you)

How to use topar

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

  1. Present

    Eu topo qualquer coisa, menos acordar cedo.

    I'm up for anything, except waking up early.

  2. Past

    Ela topou dividir o apartamento comigo.

    She agreed to share the apartment with me.

  3. Future

    Será que o chefe vai topar essa ideia?

    Do you think the boss is going to go for this idea?

  4. Imperfect

    Antes ele topava tudo; agora só quer ficar em casa.

    He used to be up for anything; now he just wants to stay home.

  5. Conditional

    Você toparia um churrasco no domingo?

    Would you be up for a barbecue on Sunday?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Duvido que ela tope sair com essa chuva.

    I doubt she'll be up for going out in this rain.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se vocês topassem, a gente alugava uma casa na praia.

    If you were up for it, we'd rent a beach house.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se ele topar, a gente sai às oito.

    If he's in, we leave at eight.

  9. Imperative

    Tope esse desafio, você vai se divertir.

    Take on this challenge, you'll have fun.

Good to know

  • "Topa?" is "are you in?"; "topo!" is "I'm in!". "Topar com" is to bump into someone.

Where you hear topar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 1

  • Uma viagem para o Nordeste? Eu topo na hora. A trip to the Northeast? I'm in, straight away.
  • Eu chamei o Daniel para a praia, e ele topou. I asked Daniel to the beach, and he was up for it.
  • A minha mãe vai topar tudo, menos dormir no chão. My mother's going to agree to everything, except sleeping on the floor.

Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

  • Uma viagem para o Nordeste? Eu topo na hora. A trip to the Northeast? I'm in, straight away.
  • Eu chamei o Daniel para a praia, e ele topou. I asked Daniel to the beach, and he was up for it.
  • A minha mãe vai topar tudo, menos dormir no chão. My mother's going to agree to everything, except sleeping on the floor.
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She Asked If I'd Be Up for It

Advanced Level 1 · Ela perguntou se eu toparia ir uma semana por mês.

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Provided That I'm Home on Fridays

Advanced Level 1 · Eu topo, desde que eu volte toda sexta.

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You're Kidding

Fluency Level 1 · Topa, amor. Carnaval só se vive uma vez por ano.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.