The following Brazilian Portuguese verbs undergo a spelling change in the simple present that allows the stem to retain the same pronunciation in all its forms.
| Subject Pronouns | erguer (meaning to lift) | crescer (meaning to grow) | agir (meaning to act) |
|---|
eu (meaning I) | ergo | cresço | ajo |
tu (meaning you) | ergues | cresces | ages |
você (meaning you, sg.)ele (meaning he, it)ela (meaning she, it) | ergue | cresce | ages |
nós* (meaning we) | erguemos | crescemos | agimos |
vocês (meaning you, pl.)eles, elas (meaning they) | erguem | crescem | agem |
Verbs that follow the same spelling change as crescer:
vencer (meaning to win)
descer (meaning to go down)
rejuvenescer (meaning to rejuvenate)
florescer (meaning to bloom)
parecer (meaning to seem)
esclarecer (meaning to clarify)
torcer (meaning to twist)
aparecer (meaning to appear)
permanecer (meaning to stay)
envelhecer (meaning to age)
obedecer (meaning to obey)
Verbs that follow the same spelling change as agir:
fugir (meaning to escape)
reagir (meaning to react)
restringir (meaning to restrict)
interagir (meaning to interact)
fingir (meaning to fake)
corrigir (meaning to correct)
dirigir (meaning to drive, to manage)
exigir (meaning to demand)
atingir (meaning to reach)
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