To get wet in Portuguese 🇧🇷

molhar-se info.

Tips to remember the verb:
• Associate "molhar" with water—think of “mola” as something that attracts water. Adding “-se” emphasizes that the subject is getting wet by its own experience.
• Picture yourself stepping into a puddle: “I get wet” becomes “Eu me molho.”

Explanation:
"Molhar-se" is a reflexive verb meaning "to get wet." The reflexive pronoun “se” indicates that the subject undergoes the action. It is used not only for an external action (such as being splashed by water) but can also imply the process of becoming wet on purpose or by force (for example, when it rains).

Other words/expressions with similar meaning:
• Umedecer-se – also means "to become damp" or "to get moist."
• Encharcar-se – means "to get soaking wet," usually implying a higher degree of wetness.

Conjugations (infinitive: molhar-se):

Present Simple:
• Eu me molho – I get wet
• Tu te molhas – You get wet (informal singular)
• Ele/Ela se molha – He/She gets wet
• Nós nos molhamos – We get wet
• Vós vos molhais – You get wet (plural, less used)
• Eles/Elas se molham – They get wet

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
• Eu me molhei – I got wet
• Tu te molhaste – You got wet
• Ele/Ela se molhou – He/She got wet
• Nós nos molhamos – We got wet
• Vós vos molhastes – You got wet
• Eles/Elas se molharam – They got wet

Imperfect:
• Eu me molhava – I was getting wet/I used to get wet
• Tu te molhavas – You were getting wet/used to get wet
• Ele/Ela se molhava – He/She was getting wet/used to get wet
• Nós nos molhávamos – We were getting wet/used to get wet
• Vós vos molháveis – You were getting wet/used to get wet
• Eles/Elas se molhavam – They were getting wet/used to get wet

Future:
• Eu me molharei – I will get wet
• Tu te molharás – You will get wet
• Ele/Ela se molhará – He/She will get wet
• Nós nos molharemos – We will get wet
• Vós vos molhareis – You will get wet
• Eles/Elas se molharão – They will get wet

Conditional:
• Eu me molharia – I would get wet
• Tu te molharias – You would get wet
• Ele/Ela se molharia – He/She would get wet
• Nós nos molharíamos – We would get wet
• Vós vos molharíeis – You would get wet
• Eles/Elas se molhariam – They would get wet

Examples of sentences:
1. Eu me molho sempre que caminho na chuva.
Translation: I get wet every time I walk in the rain.

2. Quando caíram as águas, as crianças se molharam durante a brincadeira.
Translation: When the waters fell, the children got wet during the game.

3. Se vocês não se cobrirem, vão se molhar no passeio.
Translation: If you don’t cover yourselves, you’ll get wet during the outing.

4. No verão passado, nós nos molhamos muito na praia.
Translation: Last summer, we got very wet at the beach.

5. Ele se molhará se não usar o guarda-chuva.
Translation: He will get wet if he doesn’t use an umbrella.

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