To say goodbye in Portuguese 🇧🇷

despedir-se info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate "despedir-se" with "despedida" (farewell) to recall its meaning of saying goodbye.
• Notice the prefix "des-" suggesting a separation or departure, reinforcing the idea of leaving.
• Remember that it is reflexive, meaning the action is performed on oneself, so always include the appropriate reflexive pronoun.

Explanations:
• "Despedir-se" is a reflexive verb used to indicate the act of saying goodbye.
• It involves a change in the subject because the subject both performs and receives the action, hence the use of pronouns like me, te, se, etc.
• Although "despedir" without the reflexive pronoun might refer to firing someone, with "se" it means to say goodbye.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• Dar adeus
• Dizer adeus
• Despedida (noun used for farewell)

Conjugations of "despedir-se":

Infinitive: despedir-se

Present:
• eu me despeço – I say goodbye
• tu te despedes – you say goodbye
• ele/ela se despede – he/she says goodbye
• nós nos despedimos – we say goodbye
• vós vos despedis – you (pl.) say goodbye
• eles/elas se despedem – they say goodbye

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
• eu me despedi – I said goodbye
• tu te despediste – you said goodbye
• ele/ela se despediu – he/she said goodbye
• nós nos despedimos – we said goodbye
• vós vos despedistes – you (pl.) said goodbye
• eles/elas se despediram – they said goodbye

Imperfect:
• eu me despedia – I was saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• tu te despedias – you were saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• ele/ela se despedia – he/she was saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• nós nos despedíamos – we were saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• vós vos despedíeis – you (pl.) were saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• eles/elas se despediam – they were saying goodbye / used to say goodbye

Future:
• eu me despedirei – I will say goodbye
• tu te despedirás – you will say goodbye
• ele/ela se despedirá – he/she will say goodbye
• nós nos despediremos – we will say goodbye
• vós vos despedireis – you (pl.) will say goodbye
• eles/elas se despedirão – they will say goodbye

Examples of Sentences:
1. Eu me despeço de vocês, até logo!
(I say goodbye to you, see you soon!)

2. Quando ele se despediu, todos ficaram emocionados.
(When he said goodbye, everyone became emotional.)

3. Nós nos despedimos no final da festa.
(We said goodbye at the end of the party.)

4. Tu te despediste muito educadamente.
(You said goodbye very politely.)

5. Eles se despedirão amanhã, antes da partida.
(They will say goodbye tomorrow, before leaving.)

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