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To protect in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice the similarity between “proteger” and the English “protect” – they share the same root, which makes it easier to recall its meaning.
• Remember that the “g” in “proteger” changes its sound in some conjugations (e.g., eu protejo) to keep the soft “j” sound.

Explanation:
• “Proteger” means “to protect” and is used when referring to safeguarding someone or something from harm.
• It is an irregular verb, so pay attention to its stem modifications in certain tenses.

Synonyms (Other words that mean the same thing):
• Defender
• Guardar
• Salvaguardar

Conjugations of “proteger”:

Indicative Mood:
• Present:
  Eu protejo
  Tu proteges
  Ele/Ela protege
  Nós protegemos
  Vós protegeis
  Eles/Elas protegem

• Preterite (Simple Past):
  Eu protegi
  Tu protegeste
  Ele/Ela protegeu
  Nós protegemos
  Vós protegestes
  Eles/Elas protegeram

• Imperfect:
  Eu protegia
  Tu protegias
  Ele/Ela protegia
  Nós protegíamos
  Vós protegíeis
  Eles/Elas protegiam

• Future:
  Eu protegerei
  Tu protegerás
  Ele/Ela protegerá
  Nós protegeremos
  Vós protegereis
  Eles/Elas protegerão

• Conditional:
  Eu protegeria
  Tu protegerias
  Ele/Ela protegeria
  Nós protegeríamos
  Vós protegeríeis
  Eles/Elas protegeriam

Other Forms:
• Gerund: protegendo
• Past Participle: protegido

Examples of Sentences:

1. Eu protejo minha família de todos os perigos.
  Translation: I protect my family from all dangers.

2. Durante a tempestade, ela protegeu os animais no abrigo.
  Translation: During the storm, she protected the animals in the shelter.

3. Se você proteger seu documento, evitará muitos problemas no futuro.
  Translation: If you protect your document, you will avoid many problems in the future.

4. Nós protegíamos a natureza, mesmo quando éramos crianças.
  Translation: We used to protect nature, even when we were children.

5. Eles protegerão o patrimônio histórico da cidade.
  Translation: They will protect the city's historical heritage.

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