{"id":2605,"date":"2018-10-12T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2018-11-20T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T12:45:43","slug":"portuguese-verb-dizer-conjugation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/portuguese-verb-dizer-conjugation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conjugation of \u201cDizer\u201d in Portuguese: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The verb\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 meaning \u201cto say\u201d or \u201cto tell\u201d \u2013 is a common verb in Portuguese. It is used in a whole host of situations, from news reports (<em>reportagem<\/em>), to historic papers (<em>pap\u00e9is hist\u00f3ricos<\/em>), fiction books (<em>livros de fic\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em>) or just in relaying a conversation (<em>uma conversa<\/em>). It`s important to understand how the conjugation of <em>dizer<\/em> in Portuguese works, so that you know who said what and when, while as at the same time being able to accurately relay information to other people.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you`re someone who loves a bit of gossip (<em>fofoca<\/em>), or purely want to delve into the depths of how to conjugate \u2018<em>dizer<\/em>` in Portuguese, help is at hand!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"583\" class=\"wp-image-2606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/word-image.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/word-image.jpeg 873w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/word-image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/word-image-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About the Portuguese Verb\u00a0<em>Dizer<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The verb, <em>dizer<\/em>, comes from the Latin word, <em>dicere<\/em>. It is similar to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/topics\/language-learning\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>\u00a0verb <em>decir<\/em> or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/topics\/language-learning\/learn-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a> verb <em>dire<\/em>. In Portuguese, it can be used to express a number of meanings \u2014 mainly \u201c<strong>to say<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>to tell<\/strong>\u201d\u2013\u00a0but can also be used in certain situations to mean\u201c<strong>to state<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>to utter<\/strong>\u201d,\u00a0\u201c<strong>to pronounce<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>to recite<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>to blurt out<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>to account<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<strong>to inform<\/strong>\u201d, or \u201c<strong>to report<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So, whether you want to report what someone said in a story, or just want to tell a child \u201cfor the umpteenth time, I am saying <em>no<\/em>!\u201d, you will be wanting to use the verb\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Infinitive (\u201cto say\u201d)\u00a0<\/strong>is <em>dizer<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participle (\u201csaid\u201d)\u00a0<\/strong>is <em>dito<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gerund (\u201csaying\u201d)\u00a0<\/strong>is <em>dizendo<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>A note about YOU: The European Portuguese word for <strong>you<\/strong> (singular) is <em>tu<\/em>, whereas in Brazilian Portuguese, <strong>you <\/strong>(singular) is <em>voc\u00ea<\/em>. When we are conjugating <em>voc\u00ea<\/em>, we use the same word as we would with <em>ele<\/em>\/<em>ela.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Let`s get started\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Learning how to conjugate verbs can seem like a lot of information all at once. So let&#8217;s separate out the different tenses to make it a bit more digestible. The four most common ways that the verb\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em> is used are in the present tense, present perfect tense, past preterite tense and the future tense. Here`s an explainer on how to conjugate <em>dizer <\/em>in these four tenses.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Present Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Present tense is used when you talk about what is happening NOW.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>digo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>dizes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>diz<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She says \/You say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>dizemos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>dizeis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>dizem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you (pl.) say<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You might say:<\/p>\n<p>Quando <strong>eu<\/strong> <strong>digo <\/strong>\u201cvai\u201d, pode sair. (<em>When <\/em><strong><em>I<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>say<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cgo\u201d, you may leave.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Toda vez que te pergunto, <strong>tu dizes<\/strong> \u201cn\u00e3o\u201d. (<em>Every time that I ask you, <\/em><strong><em>you say<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cno\u201d.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ela diz<\/strong> \u201cpula\u201d, e <strong>voc\u00ea diz<\/strong>, \u201cqu\u00e3o alto?\u201d (<em><strong>She says<\/strong> \u201cjump\u201d, and <strong>you say<\/strong>, \u201chow high?\u201d<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Present Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You use the Portuguese Present Perfect tense when you talk about something that happened in the past, and would use <strong><em>have<\/em><\/strong> or <em><strong>has<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>in English.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tenho dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tens dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tem dito <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He \/She has spoken\/said \/You have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>temos dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tendes dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>t\u00eam dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you (pl.) have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>So, some examples of how\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em> is conjugated in this tense would be:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump t\u00eam dito <\/strong>que ele fez a cor vermelha popular. (<strong><em>Donald Trump has said<\/em><\/strong><em> that he made the color red popular.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e3o sei o que <strong>tenho dito<\/strong>, mas\u2026 (<em>I don`t know what <\/em><strong><em>I have said<\/em><\/strong><em>, but\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vos tendes dito<\/strong> que concordam em responder \u00e1 pergunta. (<strong><em>You have all said<\/em><\/strong><em> that you agree to answer the question.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Past Preterite Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We use the Past Preterite tense when we are talking about something that happened at a particular time in the past.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disseste<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dissemos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dissestes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disseram<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you spoke\/said\/told<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>So, here are some examples with <em>dizer\u00a0<\/em>in the Past Preterite tense:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eu <\/strong>te <strong>disse<\/strong> para comer suas verduras. (<strong><em>I told<\/em><\/strong><em> you to eat your vegetables.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voc\u00ea disse<\/strong> que \u00e9 uma porta azul. (<strong><em>You said<\/em><\/strong> <em>that it is a blue door.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Foi isto que <strong>eles disseram<\/strong>\u2026 (<em>This is what <\/em><strong><em>they said<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Future Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Future tense is used when talking about what we will be doing in the future.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Direi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dir\u00e1s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dir\u00e1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diremos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Direis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dir\u00e3o<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you will say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Some examples involving <em>dizer <\/em>conjugated\u00a0in the Future tense\u00a0would be:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eu direi<\/strong> que estou ocupada. (<strong><em>I will say<\/em><\/strong><em> that I`m busy.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>O que sua <strong>m\u00e3e dir\u00e1<\/strong>? (<em>What <\/em><strong><em>will<\/em><\/strong><em> your <\/em><strong><em>mother say<\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nos diremos<\/strong> a ela que est\u00e1 atrasada demais. (<strong><em>We will tell<\/em><\/strong><em> her that she is too late.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h2>Conjugating <em>Dizer<\/em> \u2013 The Next Level\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have these more basic conjugations of the Portuguese verb\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em> under your belt, we can move onto some more complicated tenses. It can be a bit tricky to understand some of these tenses for English speakers, as they don`t really exist as separate entities in the modern English language.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Conditional Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To cut a long story short, the conditional mood is used when we would say <strong><em>would<\/em><\/strong> in English.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dirias<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diria<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dir\u00edamos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dir\u00edeis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diriam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you would say\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Some examples of using\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em> the Conditional mood would be:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eu diria<\/strong> mas estou com medo dele. (<strong><em>I would say<\/em><\/strong><em>, but I`m scared of him.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Se eu te perguntasse, <strong>tu<\/strong> me <strong>dirias<\/strong> uma ment\u00edra? (<em>If I asked you, <\/em><strong><em>would you tell<\/em><\/strong><em> me a lie?<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Mesmo que seja muito doce, <strong>eles<\/strong> n\u00e3o <strong>diriam <\/strong>a ele. (<em>Even if it was very sweet, <\/em><strong><em>they wouldn`t tell <\/em><\/strong><em>him.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Past Imperfect Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Past Imperfect tense is used when we talk about something that we <em><strong>used to<\/strong><\/em> do, but don`t do anymore.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dizia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dizias<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dizia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diz\u00edamos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diz\u00edeis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diziam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you used to say\/speak\/tell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In this case, examples of sentences with <em>dizer<\/em>\u00a0conjugated in the Past Imperfect tense are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ela<\/strong> sempre me <strong>dizia<\/strong> que estava doente. (<strong><em>She <\/em><\/strong><em>always<\/em><strong><em> used to tell<\/em><\/strong><em> me she was sick.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nos diz\u00edamos<\/strong> a ela que n\u00e3o podia sair sozinha. (<strong><em>We used to tell her<\/em><\/strong><em> that she couldn`t go out alone.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vos diz\u00edeis<\/strong> que gostais de cachorros. (<strong><em>You all used to say<\/em><\/strong><em> that you like dogs.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Past Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Portuguese, we use\u00a0<em>dizer <\/em>in\u00a0the Past Perfect tense when we would say that we <strong><em>had spoken <\/em><\/strong>or <strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tinha dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tinhas dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tinha dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>t\u00ednhamos dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>t\u00ednheis dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tinham dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you had said\/spoken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here are some examples of the Past Perfect tense in use:<\/p>\n<p>Como <strong>eu<\/strong> ja <strong>tinha dito<\/strong>\u2026 (<em>As <\/em><strong><em>I had<\/em><\/strong><em> already <\/em><strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong><em>\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Se <strong>voc\u00ea tinha dito<\/strong> \u201cn\u00e3o\u201d, eu n\u00e3o teria deixado ele entrar. (<em>If <\/em><strong><em>you had said<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cno\u201d, I wouldn`t have let him in.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nos t\u00ednhamos dito<\/strong> que quer\u00edamos um carro novo. (<strong><em>We had said<\/em><\/strong><em> that we wanted a new car.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Future Perfect Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We use the Future Perfect tense in Portuguese when we would use <strong><em>will have <\/em><\/strong>in English.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>terei dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ter\u00e1s dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ter\u00e1 dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>He\/She\/You will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>teremos dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>tereis dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>You all will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ter\u00e3o dito<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>They\/you will have spoken\/said<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here are some examples of how you would use the verb\u00a0<em>dizer<\/em> in the Future Perfect tense:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tu ter\u00e1s dito<\/strong> mil vezes\u2026 (<strong><em>You will have said<\/em><\/strong><em> a thousand times\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Amanh\u00e3, <strong>nos <\/strong>ja<strong> teremos dito <\/strong>\u201cadeus\u201d. (<em>Tomorrow, <\/em><strong><em>we will have<\/em><\/strong><em> already <\/em><strong><em>said<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cgoodbye\u201d.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eles ter\u00e3o dito<\/strong> para a recepcionista\u2026 (<strong><em>They will have said<\/em><\/strong><em> to the receptionist\u2026<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h2>Conjugating <em>Dizer <\/em>\u2013 The Last Bit\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>After you have read and understood the final section on the conjugation of <em>dizer<\/em> in Portuguese, you`ll be able to use the verb\u00a0<strong><em>to say <\/em><\/strong>in practically any situation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Future Subjunctive Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Future Subjunctive tense is used in specific situations \u2013 usually when the phrase starts with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>if (<em>se<\/em>) \u2013 see\u00a0<strong>example a\u00a0<\/strong>below<\/li>\n<li>when\/as soon as (<em>quando<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example b<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>as soon as (<em>assim que\/logo que<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example c<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>while\/during\/before (<em>enquanto<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>in accordance with\/according to (<em>conforme<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example e<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is also used with the following relative pronouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the way\/as\/like (<em>como<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example f<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>where (<em>onde<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example g<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>who (<em>quem<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>example h<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, we would also use the Future Subjunctive tense when we are saying a sentence in two parts, with a command in each half \u2013 <strong>example i<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If I speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disseres<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If you speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If he\/she\/you speaks\/speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dissermos<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If we speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disserdes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If you all speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Disserem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>If they speak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Here are some examples of how you would use the Future Subjunctive tense in real life:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li><strong>Se eu disser<\/strong> \u201cparar\u201d, n\u00e3o podem mudar. (<strong><em>If I say<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cstop\u201d, you cannot move.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quando te disseres <\/strong>`por favour`, tu podes ter os doces. (<strong><em>When you say<\/em><\/strong><em> `please`, you may have the sweets.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assim que ela disser <\/strong>que est\u00e1 pronta, vamos comer. (<strong><em>As soon as she says<\/em><\/strong><em> that she`s ready, let`s eat.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enquanto voc\u00ea disser <\/strong>que me ama, eu estarei aqui. (<strong><em>As long as you say<\/em><\/strong><em> that you love me, I`ll be here.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Eu vou cozinhar, <strong>conforme <\/strong>me <strong>disserem. <\/strong>(<em>I will cook, <\/em><strong><em>in accordance to what they tell<\/em><\/strong><em> me.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMassa!\u201d <strong>como nos dissermos<\/strong> na Bahia\u2026 (<em>\u201cMassa!\u201d <\/em><strong><em>as we say <\/em><\/strong><em>in Bahia\u2026<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Onde disserdes <\/strong>\u201csim, por favour\u201d, \u00e9 muito importante. (<strong><em>Where you say,<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cyes please\u201d, is very important.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quem disser <\/strong>o contr\u00e1rio, \u00e9 errado. (<strong><em>Anyone who says<\/em><\/strong><em> otherwise is wrong.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Se ele disser <\/strong>que vai, cuidas dele por favour. (<strong><em>If he says<\/em><\/strong><em> that he`s going, look after him please.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Conjugation of the Verb <em>Dizer \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Imperative Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Portuguese we use the imperative mood when we make a command. This is usually a one-word command, or a very short phrase.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eu<\/strong> (I)<\/td>\n<td><em><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tu<\/strong> (You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dize! \/ N\u00e3o digas!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Speak! \/ Don`t speak!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ele\/Ela\/Voc\u00ea<\/strong> (He\/She\/You)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Diga! \/ N\u00e3o diga!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Speak! \/ Let him\/her\/it\/you not speak!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nos<\/strong> (We)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Digamos! \/ N\u00e3o digamos!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Let`s speak \/ Let us not speak!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vos<\/strong> (You all)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Dizei! \/ N\u00e3o digais<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Speak! \/ Don`t speak!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Eles\/Elas\/Voc\u00eas<\/strong> (They\/You pl.)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Digam! \/ N\u00e3o digam!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Speak \/ Don`t speak!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>So, for example, a\u00a0policeman (<em>um policial<\/em>) might say <strong><em>\u201cdize!\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (or <strong><em>\u201cdiga!\u201d <\/em><\/strong>if you were in Brazil) to you when you are being interrogated.<\/p>\n<p>Or a\u00a0teacher (<em>um professor<\/em>) might say <strong>\u201cn\u00e3o digam!\u201d<\/strong> to a group of chattering students.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Other Portuguese Verbs that Work in a Similar Way<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Some good news is there are a few other verbs which you can use in the same way as <em>dizer<\/em>, as they are made up of the root\u00a0<em>dizer\u00a0<\/em>preceded by a prefix. Some of these are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condizer (<em>to match<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Bendizer (<em>to bless<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Contradizer (<em>to contradict<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Maldizer (<em>to badmouth<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So there you have it \u2013 all you ever needed to know about how to conjugate <em>dizer<\/em> in Portuguese. Now go out there and nail it!<\/p>\n<p><em>Boa sorte!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Challenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Test your skills and see what you&#8217;ve learned from this article by playing a selection of sentences with conjugated forms of the Portuguese verb \u201cdizer\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 2px solid green;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embedded\/languages\/por-eng\/collections\/6c1347e6-1845-48c4-934d-1b535a259004\/play?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;skill=vocabulary&amp;sentences_per_round=10&amp;mode=multiple-choice\" width=\"100%\" height=\"640\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-portuguese-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here<\/a> to save your progress and start getting fluent with thousands of Portuguese sentences at Clozemaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clozemaster\u00a0<\/strong>has been designed to help you learn the language in context by filling in the gaps in authentic sentences. With\u00a0features such as Grammar Challenges, Cloze-Listening, and Cloze-Reading, the app will let you emphasize all the competencies necessary to become fluent in Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-portuguese-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take your Portuguese to the next level. Click here to start practicing with real Portuguese sentences!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2699 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4d8257d352fc2ed79d039f05cf1c71bd-e1542717932388.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"599\" \/><br \/>\n<script async defer data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The verb\u00a0dizer\u00a0\u2013 meaning \u201cto say\u201d or \u201cto tell\u201d \u2013 is a common verb in Portuguese. It is used in a whole host of situations, from news reports (reportagem), to historic papers (pap\u00e9is hist\u00f3ricos), fiction books (livros de fic\u00e7\u00e3o) or just in relaying a conversation (uma conversa). 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