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To reach/overtake in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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

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Tips to remember the verb "alcançar":
• Imagine a person stretching out their arms in an attempt to “catch” something far away—you’re trying to reach it.
• Think of the phrase “all can catch” as a playful reminder that “alcançar” means to reach or overtake.

Explanations:
• "Alcançar" means to reach a destination, level, or goal, both in a literal sense (reaching an object) and in a figurative sense (achieving or overtaking something).
• It is used when referring to physical reach as well as when someone manages to achieve something or catch up in a competition.

Other words with similar meaning:
• Atingir
• Chegar a
• Conseguir (when implying achievement)

Conjugations of "alcançar":
Infinitive: alcançar
Gerund: alcançando
Past Participle: alcançado

Indicative Present:
 Eu alcanço  Tu alcanças  Ele/Ela alcança
 Nós alcançamos  Vós alcançais  Eles/Elas alcançam

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
 Eu alcancei  Tu alcançaste  Ele/Ela alcançou
 Nós alcançamos  Vós alcançastes  Eles/Elas alcançaram

Imperfect:
 Eu alcançava  Tu alcançavas  Ele/Ela alcançava
 Nós alcançávamos  Vós alcançáveis  Eles/Elas alcançavam

Future:
 Eu alcançarei  Tu alcançarás  Ele/Ela alcançará
 Nós alcançaremos  Vós alcançareis  Eles/Elas alcançarão

Conditional:
 Eu alcançaria  Tu alcançarias  Ele/Ela alcançaria
 Nós alcançaríamos  Vós alcançaríeis  Eles/Elas alcançariam

Subjunctive Present:
 Que eu alcance  Que tu alcances  Que ele/ela alcance
 Que nós alcancemos  Que vós alcanceis  Que eles/elas alcancem

Subjunctive Future:
 Quando eu alcançar  Quando tu alcançares  Quando ele/ela alcançar
 Quando nós alcançarmos  Quando vós alcançardes  Quando eles/elas alcançarem

Examples of sentences:
• Eu alcanço o fim da rua.
 Translation: I reach the end of the street.
• Ela alcançou seu objetivo após anos de esforço.
 Translation: She reached her goal after years of effort.
• Nós alcançaremos o topo da montanha amanhã.
 Translation: We will reach the top of the mountain tomorrow.
• Ele alcançaria o sucesso se se dedicasse mais.
 Translation: He would achieve success if he dedicated himself more.
• Espero que você alcance todos os seus sonhos.
 Translation: I hope that you reach all your dreams.

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