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Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese verbs that are followed by prepositions

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
* In everyday language, Brazilians often use assistir meaning to watch without the preposition a meaning to, as in: Ela assistiu o jogo. / Ela assistiu ao jogo. meaning She watched the game.
Brazilian PortugueseEnglish
acabar de

to finish

assistir a*

to watch

andar de/para/até/por/com

to walk from/to/up until/for/with

brigar com

to fight with

começar a

to start to

concordar com

to agree with

confiar em

to trust in

convencer a

to convince to

dar algo para alguém

to give something to someone

dizer algo para alguém

to say something to someone

escrever algo para alguém

to write something for someone

esquecer-se de algo ou alguém

forget something or someone

falar de/sobre/para

to talk about/for, to

fazer algo para alguém

to do something for someone

gostar de

to like

ir de... para/a/até

to go from... to/up until

lembrar-se de algo

to remember something

morar em

to live in

namorar com alguém

to date someone

nascer em

to be born in

necessitar de

to need to

participar de

to participate in

passar por

to pass by

pedir algo para alguém

to ask someone to something

pensar em/sobre

to think about

precisar de algo ou alguém

to need something or someone

procurar por

to search for

responder algo para alguém

to reply something to someone

sair de… para/a/até

to leave from… to/up until

trabalhar em/com

to work in/with

vir de... para/a/até

to come from ... to/up until