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gritar — to shout, to scream
Full conjugation of gritar in the tenses that matter for everyday speech, with pronunciation hints in the Rio (carioca) accent and example sentences the way Brazilians actually talk — not textbook European Portuguese.
How to use gritar in Brazilian Portuguese
Gritar is the Brazilian Portuguese verb for to shout, to scream. It is a regular -ar verb, so once you know the endings there are no surprises.
Three tenses do almost all the work in conversation. The presente covers the present and the near future: eu grito — I shout. The pretérito perfeito is the finished past, the English simple past: eu gritei — I shouted. The pretérito imperfeito is for habits, background and how things used to be: eu gritava — I used to shout / was shouting.
Said the Rio way, grito sounds like GREE-too. The nós form gritamos ends in the carioca “sh”, gree-TAH-moosh — the most recognisable sound of the Rio accent, where São Paulo says a plain s.
Presente — present tense
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | gritoI shout | GREE-too | Eu grito quando o Flamengo faz gol. |
| você / ele / ela | gritayou shout | GREE-tah | Você grita no estádio? |
| nós | gritamoswe shout | gree-TAH-moosh | Nós gritamos o nome dele na rua. |
| vocês / eles / elas | gritamyou all shout | GREE-tahng | Vocês gritam demais na mesa. |
Pretérito Perfeito — simple past
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | griteiI shouted | gree-TAY | Eu gritei, mas ele não ouviu. |
| você / ele / ela | gritouyou shouted | gree-TOH | Você gritou comigo? |
| nós | gritamoswe shouted | gree-TAH-moosh | Nós gritamos de alegria no final do jogo. |
| vocês / eles / elas | gritaramyou all shouted | gree-TAH-rahng | Vocês gritaram de susto? |
Pretérito Imperfeito — past habitual, “used to”
| Person | Form | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eu | gritavaI used to shout / was shouting | gree-TAH-vah | Eu gritava muito quando era criança. |
| você / ele / ela | gritavayou used to shout / were shouting | gree-TAH-vah | Você gritava no show inteiro? |
| nós | gritávamoswe used to shout / were shouting | gree-TAH-vah-moosh | Nós gritávamos da janela pros vizinhos. |
| vocês / eles / elas | gritavamyou all used to shout / were shouting | gree-TAH-vahng | Vocês gritavam nos jogos da escola? |
More “Comunicação” verbs
- falar to speak, to talk
- dizer to say
- perguntar to ask
- responder to answer
- explicar to explain
- chamar to call
- conversar to chat
- contar to tell, to count
- repetir to repeat
- entender to understand
- aprender to learn
- ensinar to teach
- sugerir to suggest
- receber to receive, to get (mail, a message)
- mandar to send
- avisar to let (someone) know, to warn