The Portuguese verb diminuir means "to decrease". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of diminuir is eu diminuo, tu diminuis, ele/ela diminui, nós diminuímos, vós diminuís, eles/elas diminuem. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | diminuo | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | diminuis (irregular) | |
| ele/ | diminui (irregular) | |
| nós | diminuímos (irregular) | |
| vós | diminuís (irregular) | |
| eles/ | diminuem |
| eu | diminuí (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuíste (irregular) |
| ele/ | diminuiu |
| nós | diminuímos (irregular) |
| vós | diminuístes (irregular) |
| eles/ | diminuíram (irregular) |
| eu | diminuía (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuías (irregular) |
| ele/ | diminuía (irregular) |
| nós | diminuíamos |
| vós | diminuíeis |
| eles/ | diminuíam (irregular) |
| eu | diminuirei |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuirás |
| ele/ | diminuirá |
| nós | diminuiremos |
| vós | diminuireis |
| eles/ | diminuirão |
| eu | diminuiria |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuirias |
| ele/ | diminuiria |
| nós | diminuiríamos |
| vós | diminuiríeis |
| eles/ | diminuiriam |
| que eu | diminua |
|---|---|
| que tu | diminuas |
| que ele/ | diminua |
| que nós | diminuamos |
| que vós | diminuais |
| que eles/ | diminuam |
| tu | diminui (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | diminua |
| nós | diminuamos |
| vós | diminuí (irregular) |
| vocês | diminuam |
Diminuir is irregular. Its present forms include diminuís, diminui and diminuímos, and its past participle is diminuído. The accent marks in diminuí, diminuístes and diminuíram are important spelling details.
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Diminuir is irregular. The table shows irregular forms such as diminuís, diminui and diminuímos in the present, and diminuído as the past participle.
The present forms are diminuo, diminuis, diminui, diminuímos, diminuís and diminuem.
The past participle is diminuído. The gerund is diminuindo.