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To pretend in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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

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Tips to remember: Associate "fingir" with "pretend" by imagining someone using their finger to block the truth—just as you might hide a fact behind a gesture, you’re "faking" reality.

Explanation: "Fingir" means "to pretend" or "to simulate" an emotion, condition, or behavior. It is used when someone is not being genuine and is instead putting on an act.

Synonyms: simular, dissimular, encenar, maquiar

Conjugations:

Infinitive: fingir
Gerund: fingindo
Past Participle: fingido

Indicative Present:
 eu finjo
 tu finges
 ele/ela finge
 nós fingimos
 vós fingis
 eles/elas fingem

Preterite (Perfect Past):
 eu fingi
 tu fingiste
 ele/ela fingiu
 nós fingimos
 vós fingistes
 eles/elas fingiram

Imperfect:
 eu fingia
 tu fingias
 ele/ela fingia
 nós fingíamos
 vós fingíeis
 eles/elas fingiam

Future:
 eu fingirei
 tu fingirás
 ele/ela fingirá
 nós fingiremos
 vós fingireis
 eles/elas fingirão

Conditional:
 eu fingiria
 tu fingirias
 ele/ela fingiria
 nós fingiríamos
 vós fingiríeis
 eles/elas fingiriam

Subjunctive Present:
 que eu finja
 que tu finjas
 que ele/ela finja
 que nós finjamos
 que vós finjais
 que eles/elas finjam

Subjunctive Imperfect:
 se eu fingisse
 se tu fingisses
 se ele/ela fingisse
 se nós fingíssemos
 se vós fingísseis
 se eles/elas fingissem

Subjunctive Future:
 quando eu fingir
 quando tu fingires
 quando ele/ela fingir
 quando nós fingirmos
 quando vós fingirdes
 quando eles/elas fingirem

Example Sentences:
1. "Ele fingiu estar doente para não ir à escola."
 Translation: "He pretended to be sick so he wouldn't go to school."
2. "Nós fingimos interesse na conversa, mesmo sem realmente nos importar."
 Translation: "We pretended to be interested in the conversation, even though we didn't really care."
3. "Se ela fingir surpresa, talvez todos acreditem que a festa foi uma surpresa de verdade."
 Translation: "If she pretends to be surprised, maybe everyone will believe that the party was a real surprise."

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