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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

Spanish Portuguese
cǫ́tar contar
cǫ́to, cǫ́ta(m) cuento, cuenta(n)
encǫ́trar encontrar
encǫ́tro, encǫ́tra(m) encuentro, encuentra(n)
sɛ́tir sentir
sɛ́to, sɛ́te(m) siento, siente(n)
sɛ́tar sentar
sɛ́to, sɛ́ta(m) siento, sienta(n)
pɛ́sar pensar
pɛ́so, pɛ́sa(m) pienso, piensa(n)
mɛ́tir mentir
mɛ́to, mɛ́te(m) miento, miente(n)

Verb Constructions

In this section we examine several Portuguese verb constructions which differ slightly from their Spanish counterparts.

1. Spanish (ir + a + infinitive) vs. Portuguese (ir + infinitive)

Spanish inserts an a between a form of the verb ir and a following infinitive. Portuguese does not. Observe these examples:

Spanish Portuguese
voy a comer vou comer
van a estudiar vão estudar
iba a llegar ia chegar
fueron a nadar foram nadar

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