Change in Portuguese

31 de August de 2018

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? πŸ˜‰

 

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 relatΓ³rio propΓ΅e algumas mudanΓ§as 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 mudanΓ§as na cidade desde a ΓΊltima 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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