You lie in Portuguese 🇧🇷

in English	in Portuguese	S
you lie	mente

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

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “You lie”

Portuguese sentence with “mente”	English translation for mente	S
Minha meta é falar perfeitamente.	My goal is to speak perfectly.
Você provavelmente já tentou isso	You probably have tried this
Geralmente você come saúdavel?	Generally do you eat healthy?
Você liga para sua namorada frequentemente?	Did you call your girlfriend frequently?
Nós provavelmente tenhamos que ir	We probably have to go
É estranho que falemos tão frequentemente	It’s weird that we talk so frequently
Experimente o vestido.	Try on the dress.
Você provavelmente teria ficado muito feliz.	You probably would have been very happy.
Nós provavelmente teríamos aproveitado.	We probably would have enjoyed.
Provávelmente tenhamos cometido um erro.	We probably made a mistake.
Eles provavelmente não tenham praticado.	They probably haven’t practiced.
Eu provavelmente tenho que ajudá-los.	I will probably have to help them.
Provavelmente eu vou limpar a casa sozinho.	Probably I’m going to clean the house alone.

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Tips to remember the verb:
• Associate "mentir" with its related noun "mentira" (a lie) to remind you that they share the same root.
• Notice the similarity with English “to lie” – though they aren’t cognates, linking the idea of falsehood helps recall the verb.
• Remember that "mentir" is irregular; practice its conjugation gradually, focusing on its stem changes.

Explanations:
• "Mentir" means "to lie" (i.e., to speak falsely).
• It is an irregular verb, so its conjugations do not follow a simple, predictable pattern.
• The form "mente" is the third person singular present indicative (used for "ele/ela/você")—for example, "ele mente" means "he lies."

Other words with a similar meaning:
• Enganar – often used to mean "to deceive" (though not always synonymous with lying about a fact)
• Falsificar – used in contexts like “to falsify information.”

Conjugations of "mentir":

Infinitive: mentir
Gerund: mentindo
Past Participle: mentido

Present Indicative:
Eu minto
Tu mentes
Ele/Ela/Você mente
Nós mentimos
Vós mentis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentem

Preterite (Simple Past):
Eu menti
Tu mentiste
Ele/Ela/Você mentiu
Nós mentimos
Vós mentistes
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiram

Imperfect:
Eu mentia
Tu mentias
Ele/Ela/Você mentia
Nós mentíamos
Vós mentíeis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiam

Future:
Eu mentirei
Tu mentirás
Ele/Ela/Você mentirá
Nós mentiremos
Vós mentireis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentirão

Conditional:
Eu mentiria
Tu mentirias
Ele/Ela/Você mentiria
Nós mentiríamos
Vós mentiríeis
Eles/Elas/Vocês mentiriam

Examples of sentences:
• "Ele mente sempre para evitar problemas."
Translation: "He always lies to avoid trouble."
• "Você mente quando diz que não sabe a verdade."
Translation: "You lie when you say you don’t know the truth."
• "Eu menti sobre meus planos para surpreendê-los."
Translation: "I lied about my plans to surprise them."
• "Nós mentiremos se continuarmos a esconder a verdade."
Translation: "We will lie if we continue to hide the truth."

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