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To draw in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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to draw desenhar
How to say “to draw” in Portuguese? “Desenhar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “desenhar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to draw in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• Notice how “desenhar” sounds like “design” in English; both involve creating visual elements. Imagine an artist designing sketches as a mnemonic.
• Visualize the process: before painting, an artist often “draws” (desenha) the initial idea.

Explanation:
• “Desenhar” means “to draw” in English. It refers to creating images with lines on a surface.
• It is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations follow the typical pattern for such verbs.

Other words with similar meanings:
• Esboçar – to sketch
• Rabiscar – to doodle/scribble (informal)
• Ilustrar – to illustrate

Conjugations:

Infinitive: desenhar
Gerund: desenhando
Past Participle: desenhado

Indicative Present:
 Eu desenho  ( I draw )
 Tu desenhas  ( You draw )
 Ele/Ela desenha  ( He/She draws )
 Nós desenhamos  ( We draw )
 Vós desenhais  ( You [pl.] draw )
 Eles/Elas desenham  ( They draw )

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
 Eu desenhei  (I drew)
 Tu desenhaste  (You drew)
 Ele/Ela desenhou  (He/She drew)
 Nós desenhámos  (We drew)
 Vós desenhastes  (You [pl.] drew)
 Eles/Elas desenharam  (They drew)

Imperfect:
 Eu desenhava  (I was drawing/used to draw)
 Tu desenhavas  (You were drawing)
 Ele/Ela desenhava  (He/She was drawing)
 Nós desenhávamos  (We were drawing)
 Vós desenháveis  (You [pl.] were drawing)
 Eles/Elas desenhavam  (They were drawing)

Future:
 Eu desenharei  (I will draw)
 Tu desenharás  (You will draw)
 Ele/Ela desenhará  (He/She will draw)
 Nós desenharemos  (We will draw)
 Vós desenhareis  (You [pl.] will draw)
 Eles/Elas desenharão  (They will draw)

Conditional:
 Eu desenharia  (I would draw)
 Tu desenharias  (You would draw)
 Ele/Ela desenharia  (He/She would draw)
 Nós desenharíamos  (We would draw)
 Vós desenharíeis  (You [pl.] would draw)
 Eles/Elas desenhariam  (They would draw)

Subjunctive Present:
 Que eu desenhe  (That I draw)
 Que tu desenhes  (That you draw)
 Que ele/ela desenhe  (That he/she draws)
 Que nós desenhemos  (That we draw)
 Que vós desenheis  (That you [pl.] draw)
 Que eles/elas desenhem  (That they draw)

Subjunctive Imperfect:
 Se eu desenhasse  (If I drew)
 Se tu desenhasses  (If you drew)
 Se ele/ela desenhasse  (If he/she drew)
 Se nós desenhássemos  (If we drew)
 Se vós desenhásseis  (If you [pl.] drew)
 Se eles/elas desenhassem  (If they drew)

Examples of sentences:
• Eu desenho paisagens todos os dias.
 Translation: I draw landscapes every day.
• Ela desenhou um retrato lindo da sua mãe.
 Translation: She drew a beautiful portrait of her mother.
• Nós desenharemos um novo logotipo para a empresa.
 Translation: We will draw a new logo for the company.
• Se tu desenhasses com mais cuidado, o desenho ficaria perfeito.
 Translation: If you drew with more care, the drawing would be perfect.

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