Portuguese conjugation explanation

Stem change: -ear verbs

<p>Verbs ending in <span style="font-style: italic;">-ear</span> are not entirely regular. They undergo a stem change in the forms where the stress falls on the verb stem. In these cases, the letter <strong style="font-style: italic;">e</strong> changes to <strong style="font-style: italic;">ei</strong> to preserve the phonetic stress.</p>

<p style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">passear &#8594; eu pass<span class="in_word_highlight">ei</span>o</p>

<p>This change affects:</p>

<ul>

<li>The

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/1/" target="_blank">Present Indicative</a>

<li>The

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/8/" target="_blank">Present Subjunctive</a>

</ul>

<p>The <strong>P/1</strong> (<span style="font-style: italic;">nós</span>) and <strong>P/2</strong> (<span style="font-style: italic;">vós</span>) forms happen to be regular because the stress falls on the ending, not the stem (e.g., <span style="font-style: italic;">nós passe<strong>a</strong>mos</span>).</p>

<p>Common verbs that follow this pattern include:

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/passear/" title="Click to see conjugations for passear" target="_blank">passear</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/recear/" title="Click to see conjugations for recear" target="_blank">recear</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/basear/" title="Click to see conjugations for basear" target="_blank">basear</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/nomear/" title="Click to see conjugations for nomear" target="_blank">nomear</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/bloquear/" title="Click to see conjugations for bloquear" target="_blank">bloquear</a>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Examples in Context</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Eu <span class="green_emphasis">passeio</span> com o meu cachorro todos os dias. (<span style="font-style: italic;">I walk my dog every day.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">Do not say <span class="red_emphasis">passeo</span>. The stem needs the extra 'i'.</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Ele <span class="green_emphasis">baseia</span> a sua teoria em fatos. (<span style="font-style: italic;">He bases his theory on facts.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Eles <span class="green_emphasis">bloqueiam</span> a entrada do prédio. (<span style="font-style: italic;">They block the building's entrance.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">É normal que vocês <span class="green_emphasis">receiem</span> o desconhecido. (<span style="font-style: italic;">It is normal that you fear the unknown.</span>)</div>

<p>In the following conjugation tables for

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/por/passear/" title="Click to see conjugations for passear" target="_blank">passear</a>

<div class="study_conjugations_tense_container">

<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/1/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente</a>

<div class="study_conjugations_conjugation conjugations_table two_columns">

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

eu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeio<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeias<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ele

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeia<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nós

</span>passeamos

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vós

</span>passeais

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

eles

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeiam<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_tense_container">

<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/8/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente do Subjuntivo</a>

<div class="study_conjugations_conjugation conjugations_table two_columns">

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que eu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeie<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que tu

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeies<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que ele

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeie<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que nós

</span>passeemos

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que vós

</span>passeeis

</span>

</div>

</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

que eles

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">passeiem<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

</div>

</div>

</div>