He lied in Portuguese 🇧🇷

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he lied	mentiu

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

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Tips to remember:
• Associate “mentir” with “mentira” (a lie) to remember that “mentiu” is related to lying.
• Notice the similarity with Spanish “mentir,” which means the same, reinforcing the connection.

Explanations:
• “Mentiu” is the simple past (pretérito perfeito) form of the irregular verb “mentir,” meaning “he/she/it lied.”
• It is used to indicate a completed action in the past.

Other words with a similar meaning:
• Enganou – “deceived” or “tricked”
• Fingiu – “faked”
• Dissuadeu is less common but contextually similar when referring to not telling the truth

Conjugations of “mentir”:

Infinitive: mentir
Gerund: mentindo
Past Participle: mentido

Indicative Mood:
• Present:
Eu minto
Tu mentes
Ele/Ela/Você mente
Nós mentimos
Vós mentis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentem

• Preterite (Simple Past):
Eu menti
Tu mentiste
Ele/Ela/Você mentiu
Nós mentimos
Vós mentistes
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiram

• Imperfect:
Eu mentia
Tu mentias
Ele/Ela/Você mentia
Nós mentíamos
Vós mentíeis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiam

• Future:
Eu mentirei
Tu mentirás
Ele/Ela/Você mentirá
Nós mentiremos
Vós mentireis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentirão

• Conditional:
Eu mentiria
Tu mentirias
Ele/Ela/Você mentiria
Nós mentiríamos
Vós mentiríeis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiriam

Subjunctive Mood:
• Present Subjunctive:
Que eu minta
Que tu mintas
Que ele/ela/você minta
Que nós mintamos
Que vós mintais
Que eles/elas/vocês mintam

• Imperfect Subjunctive:
Se eu mentisse
Se tu mentisses
Se ele/ela/você mentisse
Se nós mentíssemos
Se vós mentísseis
Se eles/elas/vocês mentissem

Examples of sentences with translations:
1. Ele mentiu para os pais.
(He lied to his parents.)
2. Quando questionado, ela mentiu sem hesitar.
(When questioned, she lied without hesitation.)
3. Se alguém mentir, perderá a confiança dos outros.
(If someone lies, they will lose the trust of others.)

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