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How to Say ‘If you were a vegetable,’ in Portuguese

Se você fosse um legume,

seh voh-SEH FOH-seh oom leh-GOO-meh

[seh voh-SEH FOH-seh oom leh-GOO-meh]

💬 Usage Tip: Se você fosse... means If you were.... This pattern uses the past form after se: Se eu fosse rico..., Se ela fosse médica....

Phrase Breakdown

[seh]

Introducing a conditional clause.

Example

Se eu pudesse voar, iria te ver sempre.

If I could fly, I would see you always.

você

[voh-SEH]

you

Referring to the person being spoken to.

Example

Você ilumina os meus dias.

You brighten my days.

fosse

[FOH-seh]

were

Second person singular past of 'to be'.

Example

Se você fosse um herói, salvaria o mundo.

If you were a hero, you would save the world.

[oom]

Used before singular nouns that are countable.

Example

Ela é um exemplo para todos.

She is an example for everyone.

legume

[leh-GOO-meh]

vegetable

An edible plant or part of a plant.

Example

Se você fosse um legume, seria uma delícia!

If you were a vegetable, you would be delicious!

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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