To look at oneself/each other in Portuguese 🇧🇷

olhar-se info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of the base verb "olhar" (to look), and remember that adding “-se” indicates the action is directed toward oneself or reciprocally.
• Associate “olhar-se” with mirror actions: whenever you think of looking in a mirror or at someone else, remember it’s reflexive.

Explanations:
• “Olhar-se” is a reflexive verb, meaning the subject performs the action on itself (e.g., “I look at myself”) or mutually with one another.
• The reflexive pronoun “-se” must be attached appropriately according to the subject (me, te, se, nos, vos, se).

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• “Examinar-se” – to examine oneself
• “Observar-se” – to observe oneself
• “Ver-se” – to see oneself (common in contexts involving mirrors or self-perception)

Conjugations of “olhar-se”:

Infinitive: olhar-se

Present:
• Eu me olho – I look at myself
• Tu te olhas – You look at yourself
• Ele/Ela se olha – He/She looks at himself/herself
• Nós nos olhamos – We look at ourselves/each other
• Vós vos olhais – You (plural) look at yourselves
• Eles/Elas se olham – They look at themselves/each other

Preterite (Pretérito Perfeito):
• Eu me olhei – I looked at myself
• Tu te olhaste – You looked at yourself
• Ele/Ela se olhou – He/She looked at himself/herself
• Nós nos olhamos – We looked at ourselves/each other
• Vós vos olhastes – You (plural) looked at yourselves
• Eles/Elas se olharam – They looked at themselves/each other

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfeito):
• Eu me olhava – I was looking at myself
• Tu te olhavas – You were looking at yourself
• Ele/Ela se olhava – He/She was looking at himself/herself
• Nós nos olhávamos – We were looking at ourselves/each other
• Vós vos olháveis – You (plural) were looking at yourselves
• Eles/Elas se olhavam – They were looking at themselves/each other

Future:
• Eu me olharei – I will look at myself
• Tu te olharás – You will look at yourself
• Ele/Ela se olhará – He/She will look at himself/herself
• Nós nos olharemos – We will look at ourselves/each other
• Vós vos olhareis – You (plural) will look at yourselves
• Eles/Elas se olharão – They will look at themselves/each other

Example Sentences:
1. Eu me olho no espelho todas as manhãs.
Translation: I look at myself in the mirror every morning.
2. Quando se encontram, os amigos se olham com alegria.
Translation: When they meet, the friends look at each other with joy.
3. Ela se olhou profundamente antes de tomar uma decisão.
Translation: She looked at herself deeply before making a decision.
4. Nós nos olhávamos, refletindo sobre o que havia mudado.
Translation: We looked at each other, reflecting on what had changed.

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