Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs with a spelling change between the infinitive and present subjunctive
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Subject pronouns | -cer | -ger | -gir | -guer | -guir | -çar | -car | -gar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
conhecer (to know) | proteger (to protect) | fugir (to escape) | erguer (to lift) | prosseguir (to proceed) | começar (to start) | provocar (to provoke) | esfregar (to rub) | |
eu(I) | conheça | proteja | fuja | erga | prossiga | comece | provoque | esfregue |
tu(you) | conheças | protejas | fujas | ergas | prossigas | comeces | provoques | esfregues |
você(you, sg.) | conheça | proteja | fuja | erga | prossiga | comece | provoque | esfregue |
nós(we) | conheçamos | protejamos | fujamos | ergamos | prossigamos | comecemos | provoquemos | esfreguemos |
vocês(you, pl.) | conheçam | estejam | fujam | ergam | prossigam | comecem | provoquem | esfreguem |
Here are some other verbs that follow the patterns above:
Verbs ending in -cer:
conhecer(to know)
parecer(to seem)
envelhecer(to age)
amanhecer(to dawn)
esclarecer(to clarify)
enaltecer(to extol)
Verbs ending in -ger:
proteger(to protect)
constranger(to embarrass)
eleger(to elect)
abranger(to comprise)
ranger(to creak)
Verbs ending in -gir:
fugir(to escape)
interagir(to interact)
redigir(to redact)
emergir(to emerge)
restringir(to restrict)
dirigir(to drive)
Verbs ending in -guer:
erguer(to lift)
Verbs ending in -guir:
prosseguir(to proceed)
conseguir(to get)
seguir(to follow)
extinguir(to extinguish)
distinguir(to distinguish)
perseguir(to persecute)
Verbs ending in -çar:
começar(to begin)
tropeçar(to stumble)
endereçar(to address)
despedaçar(to shatter)
encabeçar(to head)
Verbs ending in -car:
provocar(to provoke)
equivocar(to mistake)
tocar(to play, to touch)
alocar(to allocte)
focar(to focus)
colocar(to put)
Verbs ending in -gar:
esfregar(to rub)
agregar(to aggregate)
empregar(to employ)
regar(to water)
escorregar(to slip)
navegar(to navigate)
