precisar — to need; to need to, to have to, must
precisar is the #131 most common word in Portuguese, a verb. It means “to need; to need to, to have to, must” and is pronounced /pɾe.siˈza(ʁ)/.
#131frequency rank
0.10%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of precisar
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| preciso | I · present | I need |
| precisei | I · past | I needed |
| precisado | past participle | needed |
| precisar | infinitive | to need |
| precisar | I · infinitive | to need |
| precisares | you · infinitive | to need |
| precisar | he/she · infinitive | to need |
| precisarmos | we · infinitive | to need |
| precisardes | you (pl.) · infinitive | to need |
| precisarem | they · infinitive | to need |
| precisando | -ing form | needing |
| precisado | singular · past participle | needed |
| precisados | plural · past participle | needed |
| precisada | singular · past participle | needed |
| precisadas | plural · past participle | needed |
| precisas | you · present | you need |
| precisa | he/she · present | he/she needs |
| precisamos | we · present | we need |
| precisais | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) need |
| precisam | they · present | they need |
| precisava | I · imperfect | I used to need |
| precisavas | you · imperfect | you used to need |
| precisava | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to need |
| precisávamos | we · imperfect | we used to need |
| precisáveis | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to need |
| precisavam | they · imperfect | they used to need |
| precisaste | you · past | you needed |
| precisou | he/she · past | he/she needed |
| precisamos | we · past | we needed |
| precisámos | we · past | we needed |
| precisastes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) needed |
| precisaram | they · past | they needed |
| precisara | I · past perfect | I had needed |
| precisaras | you · past perfect | you had needed |
| precisara | he/she · past perfect | he/she had needed |
| precisáramos | we · past perfect | we had needed |
| precisáreis | you (pl.) · past perfect | you (pl.) had needed |
| precisaram | they · past perfect | they had needed |
| precisarei | I · future | I will need |
| precisarás | you · future | you will need |
| precisará | he/she · future | he/she will need |
| precisaremos | we · future | we will need |
| precisareis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will need |
| precisarão | they · future | they will need |
| precisaria | I · conditional | I would need |
| precisarias | you · conditional | you would need |
| precisaria | he/she · conditional | he/she would need |
| precisaríamos | we · conditional | we would need |
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