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How to Say ‘You're absolutely right’ in Portuguese

Tem toda a razão

tayng TOH-dah uh rah-ZOWN

[tayng TOH-dah uh rah-ZOWN]

💬 Usage Tip: In Portuguese you "have" reason rather than "being" right: ter razão. Drop toda a for a plain Tem razão "You're right".

Phrase Breakdown

Tem toda

tayng TOH-dah

You have all

'Tem' is the polite 'you have', said 'taym' with a nasal ending. 'Toda' means 'all' and is said 'TO-duh'.

Example

Tem toda a liberdade.

You're completely free to.

Words in this phrase

Tem

[tayng]

you have / has

Form of ter used to point out a quality someone has.

Example

Tem começa “Tem uma ótima voz.”

You have begins “You have a great voice.”

toda

[TOH-dah]

all

During or across the entirety of a group.

Example

Reunimos toda a comunidade.

We gathered the entire community.

a razão

uh rah-ZOWN

the reason (= you're right)

'Ter razão' means 'to be right'. 'Razão' ends in a nasal 'ow' sound: 'ra-ZOW'.

Example

Ele tem razão.

He's right.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

razão

[rah-ZOWN]

reason / rightness

'Ter razão' means to be right.

Example

Tu tens razão.

You are right.

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