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dizer

Irregular Level A1 โญ #6 Most Common

English translation: to say / tell

Stem Pattern: digo, dizes, diz, dizemos, dizem / disse
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: Highly irregular preterite: disse, disseste, disse, dissemos, disseram.
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Irregular stem in preterite (diss-) and future (dir-).
๐Ÿ”Š Speed:

Present (Presente)

digo, dizes, diz, dizemos, dizem.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
eu digo
tu dizes
ele / ela / vocรช diz
nรณs dizemos
eles / elas / vocรชs dizem
Example Sentences in Context
  • Eu sempre digo a verdade. โ€” I always tell the truth.
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Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

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๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Cognate with Spanish decir and Italian dire.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: Eu dizo a verdade โŒ
โœ“ Say instead: Eu digo a verdade โœ…

Why: 1s present indicative of dizer is digo.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'dizer'
Quer dizer...

= That is to say / I mean...

"Quer dizer, nรฃo tenho certeza."

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Present
eu

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Answer
digo

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Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Pretรฉrito Perfeito)

Ele nรฃo ___ nada durante a reuniรฃo.

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ser Irregular

to be (permanent / identity)

estar Irregular

to be (state, mood, location)

ter Irregular

to have / possess

ir Irregular

to go

fazer Irregular

to do / to make

ver Irregular

to see / watch

poder Irregular

can / to be able to

saber Irregular 2nd Conj

to know (facts, skills)

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