Should/must in Portuguese 🇧🇷

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should/must	dever

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

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “Should/must”

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Eu acho que deveríamos ir para a casa.	I think we should go to the house

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Tips to remember:
• Associate “dever” with a duty or obligation—much like when someone “owes” you something, they have a responsibility. Imagine a person thinking, “I should do this” or “I must do that” as if they’re fulfilling a debt.
• Note that “dever” can also mean “to owe,” which helps reinforce its idea of obligation in your mind.
• Connect it to the English “should/must” by recalling reminders like “you should do your homework” → “você deve fazer sua lição” in Portuguese.

Explanations:
• In Portuguese, “dever” is the verb used to express obligation, duty, or necessity. It can indicate both moral/ethical duty (“you must help”) and practical obligation (like owing money). Its modal use (should/must) is common in everyday speech.
• When used in the sense of “should” or “must,” it implies that there is an expectation or hint of necessity.

Other words with similar meanings:
• Necessitar – to need
• Precisar – to require
• Ter que – literally “to have to” (used in a periphrastic construction)

Conjugations for “dever” (infinitive verb):

Infinitive and non-finite forms:
• Infinitive: dever
• Gerund: devendo
• Past participle: devido

Indicative Mood:
• Present:
eu devo
tu deves
ele/ela/você deve
nós devemos
vós deveis
eles/elas/vocês devem
• Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
eu devi
tu deveste
ele/ela/você deveu
nós devemos
vós devestes
eles/elas/vocês deveram
• Imperfect:
eu devia
tu devias
ele/ela/você devia
nós devíamos
vós devíeis
eles/elas/vocês deviam
• Future:
eu deverei
tu deverás
ele/ela/você deverá
nós deveremos
vós devereis
eles/elas/vocês deverão
• Conditional:
eu deveria
tu deverias
ele/ela/você deveria
nós deveríamos
vós deveríeis
eles/elas/vocês deveriam

Subjunctive Mood:
• Present Subjunctive:
que eu deva
que tu devas
que ele/ela/você deva
que nós devamos
que vós deveis
que eles/elas/vocês devam
• Imperfect Subjunctive:
se eu devesse
se tu devestes
se ele/ela/você devesse
se nós devéssemos
se vós devésseis
se eles/elas/vocês devessem

Examples of sentences:
1. Eu devo terminar meu trabalho antes do prazo.
Translation: I must (should) finish my work before the deadline.
2. Você deve estudar mais para o exame.
Translation: You should study more for the exam.
3. Se ele devesse ajudar, o projeto seria concluído mais rápido.
Translation: If he were to help (should help), the project would be completed faster.
4. Nós devemos respeitar as regras do trânsito.
Translation: We must follow the traffic rules.
5. Eles deveriam ter lido as instruções antes de começar.
Translation: They should have read the instructions before starting.

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