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significar
to mean
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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I mean |
| você, ele, ela | you mean; he/she means |
| nós | we mean |
| a gente | we mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) mean; they mean |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I mean right now |
| você, ele, ela | you mean right now; he/she means right now |
| nós | we mean right now |
| a gente | we mean right now |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) mean right now; they mean right now |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I meant at that time |
| você, ele, ela | you meant at that time; he/she meant at that time |
| nós | we meant at that time |
| a gente | we meant at that time |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) meant at that time; they meant at that time |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I meant |
| você, ele, ela | you meant; he/she meant |
| nós | we meant |
| a gente | we meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) meant; they meant |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I meant |
| você, ele, ela | you meant; he/she meant |
| nós | we meant |
| a gente | we meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) meant; they meant |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have meant lately |
| você, ele, ela | you have meant lately; he/she has meant lately |
| nós | we have meant lately |
| a gente | we have meant lately |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have meant lately; they have meant lately |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had meant |
| você, ele, ela | you had meant; he/she had meant |
| nós | we had meant |
| a gente | we had meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had meant; they had meant |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had meant |
| você, ele, ela | you had meant; he/she had meant |
| nós | we had meant |
| a gente | we had meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had meant; they had meant |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will mean |
| você, ele, ela | you will mean; he/she will mean |
| nós | we will mean |
| a gente | we will mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will mean; they will mean |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have meant |
| você, ele, ela | you will have meant; he/she will have meant |
| nós | we will have meant |
| a gente | we will have meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have meant; they will have meant |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to mean |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to mean; he/she is going to mean |
| nós | we are going to mean |
| a gente | we are going to mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to mean; they are going to mean |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to mean |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to mean; he/she was going to mean |
| nós | we were going to mean |
| a gente | we were going to mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to mean; they were going to mean |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would mean |
| você, ele, ela | you would mean; he/she would mean |
| nós | we would mean |
| a gente | we would mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would mean; they would mean |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have meant |
| você, ele, ela | you would have meant; he/she would have meant |
| nós | we would have meant |
| a gente | we would have meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have meant; they would have meant |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I mean |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you mean; (that) he/she means |
| nós | (that) we mean |
| a gente | (that) we mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) mean; (that) they mean |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I meant |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you meant; (if) he/she meant |
| nós | (if) we meant |
| a gente | (if) we meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) meant; (if) they meant |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have meant |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have meant; (that) he/she has meant |
| nós | (that) we have meant |
| a gente | (that) we have meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have meant; (that) they have meant |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had meant |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had meant; (that) he/she had meant |
| nós | (that) we had meant |
| a gente | (that) we had meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had meant; (that) they had meant |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I mean |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you mean; (when/if) he/she means |
| nós | (when/if) we mean |
| a gente | (when/if) we mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) mean; (when/if) they mean |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have meant |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have meant; (when/if) he/she has meant |
| nós | (when/if) we have meant |
| a gente | (when/if) we have meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have meant; (when/if) they have meant |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | mean! |
| nós | let's mean! |
| vocês, eles, elas | mean! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not mean! |
| nós | let's not mean! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not mean! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to mean |
| você, ele, ela | for you to mean; for him/her to mean |
| nós | for us to mean |
| a gente | for us to mean |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to mean; for them to mean |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have meant |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have meant; for him/her to have meant |
| nós | for us to have meant |
| a gente | for us to have meant |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have meant; for them to have meant |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.