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dedicar-se

to dedicate oneself

Regular · 24 form tables

Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.

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Indicative

Present

dedicar-se: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you dedicate yourself; he/she dedicates himself/herself
nós	we dedicate ourselves
a gente	we dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) dedicate yourselves; they dedicate themselves

Present continuous

dedicar-se: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am dedicating myself
você, ele, ela	you are dedicating yourself; he/she is dedicating himself/herself
nós	we are dedicating ourselves
a gente	we are dedicating ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are dedicating yourselves; they are dedicating themselves

Past continuous

dedicar-se: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was dedicating myself
você, ele, ela	you were dedicating yourself; he/she was dedicating himself/herself
nós	we were dedicating ourselves
a gente	we were dedicating ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were dedicating yourselves; they were dedicating themselves

Completed past

dedicar-se: Completed past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	you dedicated yourself; he/she dedicated himself/herself
nós	we dedicated ourselves
a gente	we dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) dedicated yourselves; they dedicated themselves

Imperfect

dedicar-se: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I used to dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you used to dedicate yourself; he/she used to dedicate himself/herself
nós	we used to dedicate ourselves
a gente	we used to dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) used to dedicate yourselves; they used to dedicate themselves

Compound past

dedicar-se: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I have been dedicating myself
você, ele, ela	you have been dedicating yourself; he/she has been dedicating himself/herself
nós	we have been dedicating ourselves
a gente	we have been dedicating ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) have been dedicating yourselves; they have been dedicating themselves

Past perfect

dedicar-se: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	you had dedicated yourself; he/she had dedicated himself/herself
nós	we had dedicated ourselves
a gente	we had dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had dedicated yourselves; they had dedicated themselves

Literary past perfect

dedicar-se: Literary past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I had dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	you had dedicated yourself; he/she had dedicated himself/herself
nós	we had dedicated ourselves
a gente	we had dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) had dedicated yourselves; they had dedicated themselves

Future

dedicar-se: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you will dedicate yourself; he/she will dedicate himself/herself
nós	we will dedicate ourselves
a gente	we will dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will dedicate yourselves; they will dedicate themselves

Future perfect

dedicar-se: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I will have dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	you will have dedicated yourself; he/she will have dedicated himself/herself
nós	we will have dedicated ourselves
a gente	we will have dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) will have dedicated yourselves; they will have dedicated themselves

Going to

dedicar-se: Going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I am going to dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you are going to dedicate yourself; he/she is going to dedicate himself/herself
nós	we are going to dedicate ourselves
a gente	we are going to dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) are going to dedicate yourselves; they are going to dedicate themselves

Was going to

dedicar-se: Was going to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I was going to dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you were going to dedicate yourself; he/she was going to dedicate himself/herself
nós	we were going to dedicate ourselves
a gente	we were going to dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) were going to dedicate yourselves; they were going to dedicate themselves

Conditional

dedicar-se: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	you would dedicate yourself; he/she would dedicate himself/herself
nós	we would dedicate ourselves
a gente	we would dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would dedicate yourselves; they would dedicate themselves

Conditional perfect

dedicar-se: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	I would have dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	you would have dedicated yourself; he/she would have dedicated himself/herself
nós	we would have dedicated ourselves
a gente	we would have dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	you (plural) would have dedicated yourselves; they would have dedicated themselves

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

dedicar-se: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you dedicate yourself; (that) he/she dedicates himself/herself
nós	(that) we dedicate ourselves
a gente	(that) we dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) dedicate yourselves; (that) they dedicate themselves

Imperfect subjunctive

dedicar-se: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(if) I dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	(if) you dedicated yourself; (if) he/she dedicated himself/herself
nós	(if) we dedicated ourselves
a gente	(if) we dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(if) you (plural) dedicated yourselves; (if) they dedicated themselves

Perfect subjunctive

dedicar-se: Perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I have dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you have dedicated yourself; (that) he/she has dedicated himself/herself
nós	(that) we have dedicated ourselves
a gente	(that) we have dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) have dedicated yourselves; (that) they have dedicated themselves

Pluperfect subjunctive

dedicar-se: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(that) I had dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	(that) you had dedicated yourself; (that) he/she had dedicated himself/herself
nós	(that) we had dedicated ourselves
a gente	(that) we had dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(that) you (plural) had dedicated yourselves; (that) they had dedicated themselves

Future subjunctive

dedicar-se: Future subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you dedicate yourself; (when/if) he/she dedicates himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we dedicate ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) dedicate yourselves; (when/if) they dedicate themselves

Future perfect subjunctive

dedicar-se: Future perfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	(when/if) I have dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	(when/if) you have dedicated yourself; (when/if) he/she has dedicated himself/herself
nós	(when/if) we have dedicated ourselves
a gente	(when/if) we have dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	(when/if) you (plural) have dedicated yourselves; (when/if) they have dedicated themselves

Commands

Affirmative command

dedicar-se: Affirmative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	dedicate yourself!
nós	let's dedicate ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	dedicate yourselves! (plural)

Negative command

dedicar-se: Negative command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
você, ele, ela	do not dedicate yourself!
nós	let's not dedicate ourselves!
vocês, eles, elas	do not dedicate yourselves! (plural)

Infinitive

Personal infinitive

dedicar-se: Personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to dedicate myself
você, ele, ela	for you to dedicate yourself; for him/her to dedicate himself/herself
nós	for us to dedicate ourselves
a gente	for us to dedicate ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to dedicate yourselves; for them to dedicate themselves

Compound personal infinitive

dedicar-se: Compound personal infinitive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
eu	for me to have dedicated myself
você, ele, ela	for you to have dedicated yourself; for him/her to have dedicated himself/herself
nós	for us to have dedicated ourselves
a gente	for us to have dedicated ourselves
vocês, eles, elas	for you (plural) to have dedicated yourselves; for them to have dedicated themselves

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
Past infinitive
Past gerund
Affirmative command: tu
Negative command: tu

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