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To polish in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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

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Tips to remember:
• Associate "polir" with the English word “polish,” noticing the similar root—this can help you recall its meaning.
• Remember that although the infinitive resembles “polish,” its conjugated forms change the vowel from o to u (e.g. “eu pulo”), so try practicing these alternations.
• Compare it with other irregular verbs like “dormir” to notice similar patterns of vowel shift.

Explanation:
• "Polir" means “to polish” in Portuguese, referring to the action of making a surface shine or become smooth.
• It is an irregular -ir verb because some forms do not follow the standard endings for regular -ir verbs.

Synonyms (other words with similar meaning):
• Lustrar
• Encerar (when referring to applying wax for shine)

Conjugations:

Infinitive: polir
Gerund: polindo
Past Participle: polido

Indicative Present:
 Eu pulo
 Tu polis
 Ele/Ela puli
 Nós polimos
 Vós politais
 Eles/Elas poliram

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
 Eu poli
 Tu poliste
 Ele/Ela poliu
 Nós polimos
 Vós politestes
 Eles/Elas poliram

Imperfect:
 Eu polia
 Tu polias
 Ele/Ela polia
 Nós poliamos
 Vós políeis
 Eles/Elas poliam

Future:
 Eu polirei
 Tu polirás
 Ele/Ela polirá
 Nós poliremos
 Vós polireis
 Eles/Elas polirão

Conditional:
 Eu poliria
 Tu polirias
 Ele/Ela poliria
 Nós poliríamos
 Vós poliríeis
 Eles/Elas poliriam

Present Subjunctive:
 Que eu pule
 Que tu pules
 Que ele/ela pule
 Que nós polamos
 Que vós polais
 Que eles/elas pulem

Examples of sentences:
1. Ele poliu os sapatos atĂŠ brilharem.
 (He polished the shoes until they shone.)
2. NĂłs polimos a mesa depois do jantar.
 (We polished the table after dinner.)
3. Quando for necessĂĄrio, vocĂŞ polirĂĄ os mĂłveis.
 (When necessary, you will polish the furniture.)
4. É importante que ela pule seus utensílios para manter tudo limpo.
 (It is important that she polish her utensils to keep everything clean.)

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