{"id":4626,"date":"2013-04-15T22:21:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T22:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:56:24","slug":"how-to-say-coulda-woulda-shoulda-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-say-coulda-woulda-shoulda-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say “coulda, woulda, shoulda” in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there!<\/p>\n

Some people think Portuguese is a very hard language because of its several verb conjugations. This may be true in some cases but there are some verb phrases that are pretty easy to use, like shoulda<\/strong> (should have), coulda<\/strong> (could have), woulda<\/strong> (would have) and as a bonus, musta<\/strong> (must have)!<\/p>\n

Shoulda!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s take for example these sentences in English:<\/p>\n

I should have woken up earlier.
\nYou shouldn’t have said that to her.
\nShould we have arrived already?<\/p>\n

In Portuguese we use the verb dever<\/strong> in the conditional form (deveria, deveria, deveria, dever\u00edamos, deveriam, deveriam<\/em>) + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Check out the sentences above in Portuguese:<\/p>\n

I should have woken up<\/strong> earlier.
\nEu deveria ter acordado<\/strong> mais cedo.<\/em><\/p>\n

You shouldn’t have said<\/strong> that to her.
\nVoc\u00ea n\u00e3o deveria ter dito<\/strong> aquilo para ela.<\/em><\/p>\n

Should<\/strong> we have arrived<\/strong> already?
\nN\u00f3s j\u00e1 dever\u00edamos ter chegado<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n

Coulda!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It works the same way. We use the following phrase: verb poder<\/strong> in the conditional tense (poderia, poderia, poderia, poder\u00edamos, poderiam, poderiam)<\/em> + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Some examples:<\/p>\n

O Pedro n\u00e3o deveria ter ido fazer trilha sozinho nas montanhas. Ele poderia ter se perdido<\/strong>!<\/em>
\nPedro shouldn’t have gone hiking in the mountains by himself. He could have gotten lost<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o deveria ter atravessado o rio nadando. Voc\u00ea poderia ter se afogado<\/strong>!<\/em>
\nYou shouldn’t have swum across the river. You could have drowned<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Voc\u00eas n\u00e3o deveriam ter brincado na chuva. Voc\u00eas poderiam ter pegado <\/strong>um resfriado!
\nYou shouldn’t have played in the rain. You could have caught<\/strong> a cold!<\/p>\n

Woulda!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the phrase: verb ter<\/strong> in the conditional (teria, teria, teria, ter\u00edamos, teriam, teriam)<\/em> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Check out some examples:<\/p>\n

O que voc\u00ea teria feito? Voc\u00ea teria feito<\/strong> isso diferente?<\/em>
\nWhat would you have done? Would<\/strong> you have done<\/strong> that differently?<\/p>\n

Se o tempo estivesse melhor, eu teria ido<\/strong> tamb\u00e9m.<\/em>
\nIf the weather had been better, I would have gone<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n

Se voc\u00ea tivesse me dito que n\u00e3o viria, eu teria pegado<\/strong> um taxi.<\/em>
\nIf you had told me you weren’t coming, I would have taken<\/strong> a cab.<\/p>\n

Musta!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To say that something must have happenend, as in a strong possibility, we use the phrase the verb dever<\/strong> in the present (deve, deve, deve, devemos, devem, devem)<\/em> + ter<\/strong> + the past participle of the main verb<\/strong>. Some examples for you:<\/p>\n

O Ricardo chegou tarde na aula hoje. Ele deve ter perdido<\/strong> hora<\/strong>.<\/em>
\nRicardo came to class late today. He must have overslept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

O Walter estava de mau humor hoje. Ele deve ter brigado<\/strong> com sua esposa de novo.<\/em>
\nWalter was in a bad mood today. He must have argued<\/strong> with his wife again.<\/p>\n

Voc\u00ea conversou durante o sono ontem. Voc\u00ea deve ter tido<\/strong> um pesadelo!<\/em>
\nYou talked in your sleep yesterday. You must have had<\/strong> a nightmare!<\/p>\n

CALL TO ACTION!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You only learn how to speak a language by speaking it, so why don’t you make a list of things you should have done today (but didn’t) or things you shouldn’t have done (but did!) and leave your answers in the comments area? Let’s practice Portuguese!<\/p>\n

This is it for today! See you next time!<\/p>\n

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Hello, there! Some people think Portuguese is a very hard language because of its several verb conjugations. This may be true in some cases but there are some verb phrases that are pretty easy to use, like shoulda (should have), coulda (could have), woulda (would have) and as a bonus, musta (must have)! Shoulda! Let’s…<\/p>\n

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