{"id":7453,"date":"2017-03-09T23:06:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T23:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2017-03-09T23:06:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T23:06:45","slug":"the-verb-ter-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-verb-ter-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"The verb &#8220;ter&#8221; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hello everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00eas <em>t\u00eam<\/em> muito o que fazer essa semana? Do you <em>have<\/em> a lot to do this week?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The verb <\/span><b>ter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (to have) is essential and used with high frequency in Portuguese. Anyone who wants to master or become familiarized with the language should learn the basics. So today we are going to cover how <\/span><b>ter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> works, its usage, function and examples. Let\u2019s do it? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Temos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> muito pela frente (we <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a lot ahead of us). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, let\u2019s start with the conjugation of ter in the present form:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu <\/span><b>tenho<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea <\/span><b>tem<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ele\/ela <\/span><b>tem<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00f3s<\/span><b> temos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (a gente <\/span><b>tem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00eas<\/span><b> t\u00eam<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eles\/elas <\/span><b>t\u00eam<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an irregular verb used to express:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Possession:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu n\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tenho <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dinheiro &#8211; I don\u2019t <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> money<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu marido n\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tempo para viajar &#8211; My husband doesn\u2019t<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> time to travel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a girlfriend? &#8211; Voc\u00ea<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> uma namorada?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha fam\u00edlia <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> uma casa na praia &#8211; My family <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a house on the beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tenho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> esse livro, posso te emprestar &#8211; I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that book, I can lend it to you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00f3s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">temos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dois gatos &#8211; We <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two cats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha m\u00e3e tinha muitos amigos na faculdade &#8211; My mom had a lot of friends in college<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Physical\/ psychological attribute:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tenho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> olhos castanhos &#8211; I <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brown eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aranhas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> oito pernas &#8211; Spiders <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> eight legs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A casa da minha av\u00f3 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tr\u00eas quartos &#8211; My grandmother\u2019s house <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> three bedrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu n\u00e3o <em>tenho<\/em> muita fome pela manh\u00e3 &#8211; <em>I&#8217;m<\/em> not usually hungry in the morning<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O bar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tinha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> paredes vermelhas antes da reforma &#8211; The bar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">had<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> red walls before the renovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> um cabelo lindo &#8211; You <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> such pretty hair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crian\u00e7as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t\u00eam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> muita disposi\u00e7\u00e3o &#8211; Children <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a lot of energy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu n\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tenho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> muito talento com instrumentos musicais &#8211; I don\u2019t <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> much talent with musical instruments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu filho<em> tem<\/em> muito sono \u00e0 tarde &#8211; My son <em>is<\/em> very sleepy in the afternoon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Existence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tem <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">um posto de gasolina aqui perto? &#8211;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Is there<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a gas station around here?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tinha <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ningu\u00e9m em casa &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nobody home<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barcelona<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00f3timos museus &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> great museums in Barcelona<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tinha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nenhum livro sobre biologia na biblioteca &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There were<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> no books on biology in the library<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amanh\u00e3, n\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teremos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aula por causa do feriado &#8211; Tomorrow, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">there won\u2019t <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be any classes because of the holiday<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tem <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">leite? &#8211; Sim, tem um pouco na geladeira &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is there<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> any milk? &#8211; Yes, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">there is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> some on the fridge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tinha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> muita gente no show ontem? &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Were there<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a lot of people at the concert yesterday?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Tem<\/em> sempre muitos turistas em Veneza &#8211; <em>There are<\/em> always many tourists in Venice<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00eas podem ficar com a gente, n\u00e3o <em>tem<\/em> problema &#8211; You can stay with us, <em>there is<\/em> no problem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes the verb <b>ter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can correspond to the verb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to be<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in English:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Isso n\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">teve <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gra\u00e7a &#8211; That <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wasn\u2019t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> funny<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tem <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">algo de errado? &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> something wrong?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantos anos seus filhos<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> t\u00eam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? &#8211; How old <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your children?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ela<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tinha <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">raz\u00e3o &#8211; She <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> right<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cuidado ao dirigir &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> careful while driving<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c9 preciso <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> paci\u00eancia com crian\u00e7as &#8211; You have to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">patient with kids <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> certeza? &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you sure?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha filha<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> facilidade em matem\u00e1tica &#8211; Minha filha<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> boa em matem\u00e1tica<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A casa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 100m\u00b2 &#8211; The house <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100m\u00b2<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ele n\u00e3o<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> teve<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> culpa &#8211; It <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wasn\u2019t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> his fault<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu n\u00e3o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tenho<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> medo de nada &#8211; I<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019m<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> not afraid of anything<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00f3s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tivemos<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sorte &#8211; We <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lucky<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ele <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> vergonha de conversar com estranhos &#8211; He <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> too shy to speak to strangers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Viram s\u00f3? N\u00e3o tem dificuldade! Did you see? There is no difficulty!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_3KC2PxrZlYc\/SpZqg9JcQ4I\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/oxqJm3XL9Ys\/s400\/mafalda.jpg\" width=\"358\" height=\"400\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;When I grow up, I have to have many dresses!\/ And I, a lot of culture\/ If you go out without culture, does the police arrest you?\/ No\/ So try and go out without a dress\/ It&#8217;s sad to punch someone who is right&#8221; (Mafalda by Quino)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"313\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/03\/mafalda-313x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/03\/mafalda-313x350.jpg 313w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/03\/mafalda.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hello everyone! Voc\u00eas t\u00eam muito o que fazer essa semana? Do you have a lot to do this week? The verb ter (to have) is essential and used with high frequency in Portuguese. Anyone who wants to master or become familiarized with the language should learn the basics. 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