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