Tirar in Portuguese

29 de December de 2015

Hi guys! Our Video Dica today is about two verbs in portuguese very similar in the spelling but totally different in the meaning. Do you know the difference between Atirar and Tirar in Portuguese?

Meaning of Tirar in Portuguese

Tirar means to take something out, like pieces of clothes for example. It’s the opposite of the verb PΓ΄r.

Verb Tirar. To take off. Pablo tirou a camisa pois estava com calor. Pablo took his shirt off because it was hot.Pablo took his shirt off because it was hot.

Besides using Tirar in Brazilian Portuguese for objects we also use in some expressions. For example:

Expressions with Tirar in Portuguese

NΓ³s tiramos muitas fotos ontem.
We took lot’s of photos yesterday.

Ele tirou 10 na prova de PortuguΓͺs.
He got a 10 in his Portuguese exam.

Diogo estΓ‘ tirando onda com seu carro novo.
Diogo is showing off with his new car.

TΓ‘ me tirando?
Are you kidding me?

Verb Tirar. To Take. O estudantes tiram foto com o Cristo. Students took a picture with the Cristo. Christ the Redeemer.Students took a picture with the Cristo.

Meaning of Atirar in Portuguese

Even though Atirar looks similar, it has a completely different meaning. It means to throw something or to shoot:

Ele atirou a caipirinha para o alto.
He threw the caipirinha up in the air.

Ele se atirou da ponte Rio-NiterΓ³i.
He jumped from Rio-NiterΓ³i bridge.

NΓ³s atiramos no alvo mas erramos todos.
We shot the target but we missed all of them.

Parem de atirar!!
Stop shooting!

Would you like to know how to pronounce it correctly? Watch our video and don’t forget to turn the subtitles on if you need.

Difference Between Atirar and Tirar in Portuguese

That’s it guys! Here is the conjugation of the verbs Tirar and Atirar in Portuguese for you to take a look.

Conjugation of the verbs Tirar and Atirar. Eu tiro. VocΓͺ tira. Ele Tira. NΓ³s tiramos. VocΓͺs Tiram. Eles tiram. Eu atiro. VocΓͺ atira. Ele atira. NΓ³s atiramos. VocΓͺs atiram. Eles atiram.Now it’s your turn!

Can you complete these sentences correctly? Use the verbs Atirar and Tirar in Portuguese in the right verb tense:

  1. O policial ____________ nos traficantes na semana passada.
  2. VocΓͺ pode ____________ os pΓ©s da mesa, por favor?
  3. Quando ela ____________ a roupa meu queixo caiu.
  4. Nossa, cara! VocΓͺ ____________ muito mal!
  5. Jordan ____________ a bola no ΓΊltimo segundo e marcou 3 pontos.
  6. Eu nunca ____________ a nota mΓ‘xima. Essas provas sΓ£o muito difΓ­ceis.
  7. AlguΓ©m estava ____________ fogos de artifΓ­cio toda a noite. NΓ£o consegui dormir.
  8. Depois que eu chego em casa, ____________ os sapatos e deixo na varanda.

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Verbs ending in -AR in the Present
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Answers

  1. O policial atirou nos traficantes na semana passada.
  2. VocΓͺ pode tirar os pΓ©s da mesa, por favor?
  3. Quando ela tirou a roupa meu queixo caiu.
  4. Nossa, cara! VocΓͺ atira muito mal!
  5. Jordan atirou a bola no ΓΊltimo segundo e marcou 3 pontos.
  6. Eu nunca tiro a nota mΓ‘xima. Essas provas sΓ£o muito difΓ­ceis.
  7. AlguΓ©m estava atirando fogos de artifΓ­cio toda a noite. NΓ£o consegui dormir.
  8. Depois que eu chego em casa, tiroΒ os sapatos e deixo na varanda.