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

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Tips to remember the verb:
‱ Associate “morder” with the noun “mordida” (bite) so you can visualize someone receiving a “mordida” (bite) when they are bitten.
‱ Notice its similarity with the Spanish verb “morder” which also means “to bite,” helping you recall its meaning in Portuguese.

Explanations:
‱ “Morder” means “to bite” (using one’s teeth to cut into something).
‱ It is somewhat irregular in its conjugation, following several patterns common in -er verbs but having stem changes in some tenses.

Other words with a similar meaning:
‱ Although “morder” is the most direct translation, contextually you might encounter “dar uma mordidinha” (to take a bite), but there isn’t a widely used alternative for “to bite” in the same sense.

Conjugations of “morder”:

Indicative Mood
‱ Present:
  Eu mordo
  Tu mordes
  Ele/Ela/VocĂȘ morde
  Nós mordemos
  Vós mordede (less common)
  Eles/Elas/VocĂȘs mordem

‱ Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
  Eu mordi
  Tu mordeste
  Ele/Ela/VocĂȘ mordeu
  Nós mordemos
  Vós mordestes
  Eles/Elas/VocĂȘs morderam

‱ Imperfect:
  Eu mordia
  Tu mordias
  Ele/Ela/VocĂȘ mordia
  Nós mordíamos
  Vós mordíeis
  Eles/Elas/VocĂȘs mordiam

‱ Future:
  Eu morderei
  Tu morderás
  Ele/Ela/VocĂȘ morderĂĄ
  Nós morderemos
  Vós mordereis
  Eles/Elas/VocĂȘs morderĂŁo

‱ Conditional:
  Eu morderia
  Tu morderias
  Ele/Ela/VocĂȘ morderia
  Nós morderíamos
  Vós morderíeis
  Eles/Elas/VocĂȘs morderiam

Subjunctive Mood
‱ Present Subjunctive:
  Que eu morda
  Que tu mordas
  Que ele/ela/vocĂȘ morda
  Que nós mordamos
  Que vós mordais
  Que eles/elas/vocĂȘs mordam

‱ Imperfect Subjunctive:
  Se eu mordesse
  Se tu mordesses
  Se ele/ela/vocĂȘ mordesse
  Se nĂłs mordĂȘssemos
  Se vĂłs mordĂȘsseis
  Se eles/elas/vocĂȘs mordessem

‱ Future Subjunctive:
  Quando eu morder
  Quando tu morderes
  Quando ele/ela/vocĂȘ morder
  Quando nós mordermos
  Quando vós morderdes
  Quando eles/elas/vocĂȘs morderem

Imperative Mood
‱ Affirmative:
  Tu: morde
  VocĂȘ: morda
  Nós: mordamos
  Vós: mordei (rarely used)
  VocĂȘs: mordam
‱ Negative (using the present subjunctive):
  Tu: não mordas
  VocĂȘ: nĂŁo morda
  Nós: não mordamos
  Vós: não mordais
  VocĂȘs: nĂŁo mordam

Examples of sentences:
‱ O cachorro mordeu o carteiro.
  (The dog bit the mailman.)
‱ Tenha cuidado para não morder o seu lábio.
  (Be careful not to bite your lip.)
‱ Se vocĂȘ morder a maçã, sentirĂĄ seu gosto doce.
  (If you bite the apple, you will taste its sweetness.)
‱ Nós mordíamos a fruta fresca durante o piquenique.
  (We used to bite into fresh fruit during the picnic.)

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