dever — should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory); ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)
dever is the #76 most common word in Portuguese, a verb. It means “should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory); ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)” and is pronounced /deˈve(ʁ)/.
#76frequency rank
0.13%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of dever
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| devo | I · present | I am |
| devi | I · past | I was |
| devido | past participle | been |
| dever | infinitive | to be |
| dever | I · infinitive | to be |
| deveres | you · infinitive | to be |
| dever | he/she · infinitive | to be |
| devermos | we · infinitive | to be |
| deverdes | you (pl.) · infinitive | to be |
| deverem | they · infinitive | to be |
| devendo | -ing form | being |
| devido | singular · past participle | been |
| devidos | plural · past participle | been |
| devida | singular · past participle | been |
| devidas | plural · past participle | been |
| deves | you · present | you are |
| deve | he/she · present | he/she is |
| devemos | we · present | we are |
| deveis | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) are |
| devem | they · present | they are |
| devia | I · imperfect | I used to be |
| devias | you · imperfect | you used to be |
| devia | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to be |
| devíamos | we · imperfect | we used to be |
| devíeis | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to be |
| deviam | they · imperfect | they used to be |
| deveste | you · past | you were |
| deveu | he/she · past | he/she was |
| devemos | we · past | we were |
| devestes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) were |
| deveram | they · past | they were |
| devera | I · past perfect | I had been |
| deveras | you · past perfect | you had been |
| devera | he/she · past perfect | he/she had been |
| devêramos | we · past perfect | we had been |
| devêreis | you (pl.) · past perfect | you (pl.) had been |
| deveram | they · past perfect | they had been |
| deverei | I · future | I will be |
| deverás | you · future | you will be |
| deverá | he/she · future | he/she will be |
| deveremos | we · future | we will be |
| devereis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will be |
| deverão | they · future | they will be |
| deveria | I · conditional | I would be |
| deverias | you · conditional | you would be |
| deveria | he/she · conditional | he/she would be |
| deveríamos | we · conditional | we would be |
| deveríeis | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would be |