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deter
to detain, to stop; to hold
Irregular · 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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I detain |
| você, ele, ela | you detain; he/she detains |
| nós | we detain |
| a gente | we detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) detain; they detain |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am detaining |
| você, ele, ela | you are detaining; he/she is detaining |
| nós | we are detaining |
| a gente | we are detaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are detaining; they are detaining |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was detaining |
| você, ele, ela | you were detaining; he/she was detaining |
| nós | we were detaining |
| a gente | we were detaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were detaining; they were detaining |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I detained |
| você, ele, ela | you detained; he/she detained |
| nós | we detained |
| a gente | we detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) detained; they detained |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to detain |
| você, ele, ela | you used to detain; he/she used to detain |
| nós | we used to detain |
| a gente | we used to detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to detain; they used to detain |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been detaining |
| você, ele, ela | you have been detaining; he/she has been detaining |
| nós | we have been detaining |
| a gente | we have been detaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been detaining; they have been detaining |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had detained |
| você, ele, ela | you had detained; he/she had detained |
| nós | we had detained |
| a gente | we had detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had detained; they had detained |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had detained |
| você, ele, ela | you had detained; he/she had detained |
| nós | we had detained |
| a gente | we had detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had detained; they had detained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will detain |
| você, ele, ela | you will detain; he/she will detain |
| nós | we will detain |
| a gente | we will detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will detain; they will detain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have detained |
| você, ele, ela | you will have detained; he/she will have detained |
| nós | we will have detained |
| a gente | we will have detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have detained; they will have detained |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to detain |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to detain; he/she is going to detain |
| nós | we are going to detain |
| a gente | we are going to detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to detain; they are going to detain |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to detain |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to detain; he/she was going to detain |
| nós | we were going to detain |
| a gente | we were going to detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to detain; they were going to detain |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would detain |
| você, ele, ela | you would detain; he/she would detain |
| nós | we would detain |
| a gente | we would detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would detain; they would detain |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have detained |
| você, ele, ela | you would have detained; he/she would have detained |
| nós | we would have detained |
| a gente | we would have detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have detained; they would have detained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I detain |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you detain; (that) he/she detains |
| nós | (that) we detain |
| a gente | (that) we detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) detain; (that) they detain |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I detained |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you detained; (if) he/she detained |
| nós | (if) we detained |
| a gente | (if) we detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) detained; (if) they detained |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have detained |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have detained; (that) he/she has detained |
| nós | (that) we have detained |
| a gente | (that) we have detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have detained; (that) they have detained |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had detained |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had detained; (that) he/she had detained |
| nós | (that) we had detained |
| a gente | (that) we had detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had detained; (that) they had detained |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I detain |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you detain; (when/if) he/she detains |
| nós | (when/if) we detain |
| a gente | (when/if) we detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) detain; (when/if) they detain |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have detained |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have detained; (when/if) he/she has detained |
| nós | (when/if) we have detained |
| a gente | (when/if) we have detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have detained; (when/if) they have detained |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | detain! |
| nós | let's detain! |
| vocês, eles, elas | detain! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not detain! |
| nós | let's not detain! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not detain! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to detain |
| você, ele, ela | for you to detain; for him/her to detain |
| nós | for us to detain |
| a gente | for us to detain |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to detain; for them to detain |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have detained |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have detained; for him/her to have detained |
| nós | for us to have detained |
| a gente | for us to have detained |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have detained; for them to have detained |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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