Would in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA modal used to soften a present request to another person, rather than to describe an imagined situation or a past habit.

Definition in PortugueseUsado na forma «poderia» para fazer um pedido com delicadeza.

Example sentences

• O senhor poderia me mandar o formulário, por gentileza?🔊

  Would you mind sending me the form?

• O senhor poderia me enviar o formulário, por favor?🔊

  Would you please send me the form?

• O senhor poderia me enviar o formulário ainda hoje?🔊

  Would it be possible to send me the form today?

Learn it in a lesson

• Polite requests and messages in Brazilian Portuguese

would in other languages

• What would means
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