To comb hair in Portuguese 🇧🇷

pentear o cabelo info.

Tips to remember the verb:
• Notice the root "pente" is the same as the noun for "comb" in Portuguese, making it easier to recall that "pentear" means “to comb (one’s hair).”
• Try associating the action with the everyday image of combing your hair while thinking of “pente” as the tool you use.

Explanations:
• "Pentear" is a regular verb in Portuguese that means "to comb" (specifically one’s hair).
• It is used with the object "o cabelo" to indicate the action of combing one’s hair.
• The verb follows regular conjugation patterns for verbs ending in “-ear.”

Other words with similar meaning:
• "Escovar o cabelo" may be used in some contexts, though it more often means "to brush" rather than "to comb."
• "Pentejar" is less common but can also be encountered.

Conjugations of "pentear" (infinitive form):

Indicative Present:
 • eu penteio – I comb
 • tu penteias – you comb (informal singular)
 • ele/ela penteia – he/she combs
 • nós penteamos – we comb
 • vós penteais – you comb (plural, archaic/less common)
 • eles/elas penteiam – they comb

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
 • eu penteei – I combed
 • tu penteaste – you combed
 • ele/ela penteou – he/she combed
 • nós penteamos – we combed
 • vós penteastes – you combed
 • eles/elas pentearam – they combed

Imperfect:
 • eu penteava – I was combing/I used to comb
 • tu penteavas – you were combing/used to comb
 • ele/ela penteava – he/she was combing/used to comb
 • nós penteávamos – we were combing/used to comb
 • vós penteáveis – you were combing/used to comb
 • eles/elas penteavam – they were combing/used to comb

Future:
 • eu pentearei – I will comb
 • tu pentearás – you will comb
 • ele/ela penteará – he/she will comb
 • nós pentearemos – we will comb
 • vós penteareis – you will comb
 • eles/elas pentearão – they will comb

Subjunctive Present:
 • que eu penteie – that I comb
 • que tu penteies – that you comb
 • que ele/ela penteie – that he/she comb
 • que nós penteemos – that we comb
 • que vós penteeis – that you comb
 • que eles/elas penteiem – that they comb

Examples of sentences:
• Eu penteio o cabelo todas as manhãs.
 Translation: I comb my hair every morning.
• Ela penteou o cabelo antes de sair para o trabalho.
 Translation: She combed her hair before leaving for work.
• Nós estaremos penteando o cabelo durante a nossa rotina matinal.
 Translation: We will be combing our hair during our morning routine.
• Se tu penteares o cabelo com cuidado, ele ficará mais bonito.
 Translation: If you comb your hair carefully, it will look nicer.

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