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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

vazar

to leak

  • #435 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: vazando
  • Past participle: vazado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

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

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

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

Imperfect

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

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

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Future subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

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

How to use vazar

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

  1. Present

    A torneira da cozinha vaza desde ontem.

    The kitchen faucet has been leaking since yesterday.

  2. Past

    O cano vazou e molhou o teto do vizinho.

    The pipe leaked and soaked the neighbor's ceiling.

  3. Future

    Essa garrafa vai vazar dentro da mala.

    That bottle is going to leak inside the suitcase.

  4. Imperfect

    O teto vazava toda vez que chovia forte.

    The roof leaked every time it rained hard.

  5. Conditional

    Com a tampa certa, o pote não vazaria.

    With the right lid, the container wouldn't leak.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o ar-condicionado não vaze de novo.

    I hope the air conditioner doesn't leak again.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o gás vazasse, a gente sentiria o cheiro.

    If gas leaked, we'd smell it.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se vazar água do chuveiro, chame o encanador.

    If water leaks from the shower, call the plumber.

  9. Imperative

    Não vaze da festa sem se despedir, hein!

    Don't sneak out of the party without saying goodbye, OK!

Good to know

  • "Vazar" is also slang for leaving: "vou vazar" is "I'm out of here".

Where you hear vazar

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

  • Cano velho sempre vaza. Old pipes always leak.
  • O cano novo vazou a noite toda. The new pipe leaked all night.
  • Agora não vai vazar mais. Now it isn't going to leak any more.
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