The Portuguese verb dizer means "to say". 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 dizer is eu digo, tu dizes, ele/ela diz, nós dizemos, vós dizeis, eles/elas dizem. It is irregular: 2 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er 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 -er pattern.
| eu | digo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dizes | |
| ele/ | diz (irregular) | |
| nós | dizemos | |
| vós | dizeis | |
| eles/ | dizem |
| eu | disse (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | disseste (irregular) |
| ele/ | disse (irregular) |
| nós | dissemos (irregular) |
| vós | dissestes (irregular) |
| eles/ | disseram (irregular) |
| eu | dizia |
|---|---|
| tu | dizias |
| ele/ | dizia |
| nós | dizíamos |
| vós | dizíeis |
| eles/ | diziam |
| eu | direi (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | dirás (irregular) |
| ele/ | dirá (irregular) |
| nós | diremos (irregular) |
| vós | direis (irregular) |
| eles/ | dirão (irregular) |
| eu | diria (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | dirias (irregular) |
| ele/ | diria (irregular) |
| nós | diríamos (irregular) |
| vós | diríeis (irregular) |
| eles/ | diriam (irregular) |
| que eu | diga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | digas (irregular) |
| que ele/ | diga (irregular) |
| que nós | digamos (irregular) |
| que vós | digais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | digam (irregular) |
| tu | diz (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | diga (irregular) |
| nós | digamos (irregular) |
| vós | dizei |
| vocês | digam (irregular) |
Dizer is irregular. The stem changes in several forms, including digo, disse, direi and diga, and the past participle is dito.
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Dizer is irregular. Its table includes forms such as digo, disse, direi and dito.
The future forms are direi, dirás, dirá, diremos, direis and dirão.
The past participle is dito and the gerund is dizendo.