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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

tratar

to deal with

  • #106 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: tratando
  • Past participle: tratado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você deal with!
  2. vocês deal with! (all of you)

How to use tratar

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

  1. Present

    A dentista trata as crianças com muita paciência.

    The dentist treats the kids with a lot of patience.

  2. Past

    Eu tratei da papelada do visto ontem.

    I dealt with the visa paperwork yesterday.

  3. Future

    Vou tratar desse assunto com o gerente.

    I'm going to deal with this matter with the manager.

  4. Imperfect

    Ele tratava os funcionários como família.

    He treated the employees like family.

  5. Conditional

    Eu trataria essa gripe com repouso e água.

    I'd treat this flu with rest and water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você trate a sua avó com respeito.

    I want you to treat your grandmother with respect.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele me tratasse melhor, eu ainda estaria lá.

    If he treated me better, I'd still be there.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando tratar com o advogado, anote tudo.

    When you deal with the lawyer, write everything down.

  9. Imperative

    Trate de descansar, você está pálido.

    Make sure you rest, you look pale.

Good to know

  • "Tratar de" is to deal with or to be about: "o filme trata de uma família"; "tratar bem" is to treat someone well.

Where you hear tratar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Eu trato de tudo, do banco até as chaves. I deal with everything, from the bank to the keys.
  • A gente tratou com a Sílvia por telefone. We dealt with Silvia on the phone.
  • Amanhã a gente vai tratar do preço. Tomorrow we'll deal with the price.
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For Sale, Two Bedrooms, a View of Sugarloaf

Intermediate Level 3 · tratar

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Verbs like this one

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