Passive Voice with Se in Portuguese

5 de May de 2015
Ejemplo con la voz pasiva con se en portuguΓ©s: Na Rio & Learn aprende-se PortuguΓͺs

Hey there, guys! On our DicaΒ today we are going to talk about the Passive voice with Se in Portuguese.

In Portuguese, the passive pronoun is the particle -se. This particle follows the 3rd person verbs and brings them the idea of a passive voice. Let’s see some structures in the passive voice:

Passive voice examples

[one_half]UmaΒ casa Γ© alugada.
Carros sΓ£o vendidos.
Um cozinheiro Γ© preciso neste restaurante.
Informaçáes são dadas neste balcão.
Um cachorroΒ foi perdido.
SilΓͺncio Γ© pedido nesta sala.
MΓ³veis sΓ£o consertados.[/one_half][one_half_last]A house is rented.
Cars are sold.
A cook is needed in this restaurant.
Information is given at this counter.
A dog was lost.
Silence is asked in this room.
Furniture is fixed.[/one_half_last]

Did you notice that there was no moment in which we say by whom the action was done? When we use the passive pronoun, the subject becomes undetermined. Now, let’s see how the same examples would be with the passive pronounΒ -se:

Passive Voice with Se in Portuguese

[one_half]Aluga-seΒ uma casa.
Vendem-se carros.
Precisa-se de cozinheiro neste restaurante.
Dão-se informaçáes.
Perdeu-se um cachorro.
Pede-se silΓͺncio nesta sala.
Consertam-se mΓ³veis.[/one_half][one_half_last]A house is rented.
Cars are sold.
A cook is needed in this restaurant.
Information is given at this counter.
A dog was lost.
Silence is asked in this room.
Furniture is fixed.[/one_half_last]

We have just learned the Passive voice with Se in Portuguese. You can find the passive pronoun in many apartment signs aroundΒ Rio de Janeiro. In these signs we usually writeΒ Aluga-se orΒ Vende-se. So if you want toΒ rent an apartmentΒ keep your eyes open!

Now it’s your turn!

Following what we have just studied, change the structure of the sentences using the passive voice with Se in Portuguese:

  1. Uma casa Γ© alugada na praia.
    ______________________________________
  2. Motoristas sΓ£o admitidos.
    ______________________________________
  3. Informaçáes são dadas.
    ______________________________________
  4. PortuguΓͺs Γ© falado no Brasil.
    ______________________________________
  5. Cartas sΓ£o mandadas pelo correio.
    ______________________________________
  6. PortuguΓͺs foi ensinado.
    ______________________________________
  7. Daqui tudo o que acontecia era visto.
    ______________________________________
  8. Os clientes sΓ£o atendidos Γ s 9 da manhΓ£.
    ______________________________________

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Answers

  1. Aluga-se uma casa na praia.
  2. Admitem-se motoristas.
  3. Dão-se informaçáes.
  4. Fala-se PortuguΓͺs no Brasil.
  5. Mandam-se cartas pelo correio.
  6. Ensinou-se PortuguΓͺs.
  7. Daqui via-se tudo o que acontecia.
  8. Atendem-se os clientes Γ s 9 da manhΓ£.