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Good morning from Rio de Janeiro! Today we are going to learn the verb to change in Portuguese. This verb is super regular and we’ve highlighted the verb endings in bold so you can see how the regular conjugation is structured. Easy peasy! In addition let’s take a look at how it works in Portuguese and how you can use it in conversation. Let’s learn!
Learn the meaning of the verb to change in Portuguese!
Well, the verb mudar in Portuguese can be used in two different ways, as a reflexive or non reflexive verb.
As a non reflexive verb it can mean to move things to a different place, or when you are leaving one house and settling in another. This verb can also mean to change something in life or to become or/do something different! We don’t use two different verbs (to change and to move), we use the same verb: mudar. This can also be converted into a noun to mean the changing process or the result of something or someone, and we mostly say “mudanΓ§a”
Oh, and let’s not forget the expression a change of clothes! We have it too! We say: “uma muda de roupas”. Well, sometimes we need it, right? π
To change Conjugation in Portuguese
Let’s see how we conjugate mudar in Portuguese:
Indicative
| Present | Past Simple | Imperfect Past |
| Eu mudo | Eu mudei | Eu mudava |
| VocΓͺ muda | VocΓͺ mudou | VocΓͺ mudava |
| Ele/ ela muda | Ele/ ela mudou | Ele/ ela mudava |
| NΓ³s mudamos | NΓ³s mudamos | NΓ³s mudΓ‘vamos |
| VocΓͺs mudam | VocΓͺs mudaram | VocΓͺs mudavam |
| Eles/ elas mudam | Eles/ elas mudaram | Eles/ elas mudavam |
| Past pluperfect simple | Past pluperfect composed |
| Eu mudara | Eu tinha mudado |
| VocΓͺ mudara | VocΓͺ tinha mudado |
| Ele/ ela mudara | Ele/ ela tinha mudado |
| NΓ³s mudΓ‘ramos | NΓ³s tΓnhamos mudado |
| VocΓͺs mudaram | VocΓͺs tinham mudado |
| Eles/ elas mudaram | Eles/ elas tinham mudado |
| SimpleΒ Future | ImmediateΒ Future | Future of the past |
| Eu mudarei | Eu vou mudar | Eu mudaria |
| VocΓͺ mudarΓ‘ | VocΓͺ vai mudar | VocΓͺ mudaria |
| Ele/ ela mudarΓ‘ | Ele/ ela vai mudar | Ele/ ela mudaria |
| NΓ³s mudaremos | NΓ³s vamos mudar | NΓ³s mudarΓamos |
| VocΓͺs mudarΓ£o | VocΓͺs vΓ£o mudar | VocΓͺs mudariam |
| Eles/ elas mudarΓ£o | Eles/ elas vΓ£o mudar | Eles/ elas mudariam |
Imperative
| Affirmative | Negative |
| Mude vocΓͺ | NΓ£o mude vocΓͺ |
| Mude ele/ ela | NΓ£o mude ele/ ela |
| Mudemos nΓ³s | NΓ£o mudemos nΓ³s |
| Mudem vocΓͺs | NΓ£o mudem vocΓͺs |
| Mudem eles/ elas | NΓ£o mudem eles/ elas |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect Past | Future |
| Que eu mude | Se eu mudasse | Quando eu mudar |
| Que vocΓͺ mude | Se vocΓͺ mudasse | Quando vocΓͺ mudar |
| Que ele/ela mude | Se ele/ela mudasse | Quando ele/ela mudar |
| Que nΓ³s mudemos | Se nΓ³s mudΓ‘ssemos | Quando nΓ³s mudarmos |
| Que vocΓͺs mudem | Se vocΓͺs mudassem | Quando vocΓͺs mudarem |
| Que eles/elas mudem | Se eles/elas mudassem | Quando eles mudarem |
Other tenses
| Personal infinitive | Gerund | Participle |
| Para mudar eu | Mudando | Mudado |
| Para mudar vocΓͺ | ||
| Para mudar ele/ela | ||
| Para mudarmos nΓ³s | ||
| Para mudarem vocΓͺs | ||
| Para mudarem eles/elas |
Examples using the verb to change in Portuguese
Eu mudei os mΓ³veis de lugar.
I changed the furniture around.
Ela mudou o corte de cabelo. Ficou Γ³timo!
She changed her haircut. It looks great!
NΓ³s precisamos mudar tudo aqui.
We need to change everything here.
O que vocΓͺ mudaria na sua aparΓͺncia?
What would you change about your appearence?
Quando meus filhos eram pequenos eles sempre mudavam de brinquedos.
When my kids were little they always changed from toy to toy.
VocΓͺs podem mudar meu telefone cadastrado?
Can you change my phone number on your files?
The verb to change in Portuguese as a noun
So as a noun we can also use “change in”, “change to”, “undergo a change” and “make a change” and all of them have correspondents in Portuguese using the word mudanΓ§a. Below are some of the examples of the noun mudanΓ§a:
Examples using change in Portuguese as a noun
O relatório propáe algumas mudanças fundamentais no estilo de vida dos brasileiros.
The report proposes some fundamental changes in the lifestyle of Brazilians.
A indΓΊstria automobilΓstica passou por enormes mudanΓ§as nos ΓΊltimos 50 anos.
The car industry has been through enormous changes in the last 50 years.
Houve muitas mudanças na cidade desde a última vez que visitei.
There have been many changes in the country since I last visited.
To change in Portuguese = To moveΒ
So, as a reflexive verb, the verb mudar-se means to move from a house or apartment to another. Notice that you need to change the reflexive pronoun according to the subject. And also, it’s more common to use the pronoun before the verb. Check it out:
Examples using the verb to move as a reflexive verb in Portuguese
Eu me mudei para o Rio de Janeiro hΓ‘ 2 anos.
I moved to Rio de Janeiro 2 years ago.
Depois do casamento, vamos nos mudar.
After the wedding, we are going to move.
Se vocΓͺ pudesse, para qual cidade vocΓͺ se mudaria?
If you could, what city would you move to?
JΓ‘ Γ© a terceira vez que vocΓͺs se mudam esse ano!
It’s the third time you’ve moved this year!
Ele se mudou para mais perto do trabalho.
He moved to live closer to work.
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