Mudar
to change / to move
Presente
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| eu | mudo | Eu mudo de ideia facilmente — é um defeito e uma virtude. — I change my mind easily — it's a flaw and a virtue. |
| você/ele/ela | muda | Ela muda de cidade a cada dois anos por trabalho. — She moves city every two years for work. |
| nós | mudamos | Nós mudamos de planos quando chove. — We change our plans when it rains. |
| eles/elas | mudam | Eles mudam de assunto quando a conversa fica difícil. — They change the subject when the conversation gets difficult. |
Life changes without warning. I change with it — sometimes ahead of it, sometimes behind. My boss changes priorities every week and the team learns to surf that. We change to survive — it's instinct, it's intelligence, it's necessity. The seasons change and the body feels it before the mind notices.
Pret. Perfeito
Completed past actions — what happened.
| eu | mudei | Eu mudei de carreira aos trinta e cinco anos. — I changed careers at thirty-five. |
| você/ele/ela | mudou | Ele mudou muito depois de virar pai. — He changed a lot after becoming a father. |
| nós | mudamos | Nós mudamos de apartamento três vezes em dois anos. — We moved flat three times in two years. |
| eles/elas | mudaram | Eles mudaram a estratégia no meio do projeto. — They changed the strategy halfway through the project. |
The conversation was a watershed. I changed my perspective that afternoon — permanently. My therapist changed the approach after realising what was really holding me back. We changed the team dynamic by including real breaks in the routine. The rules of the game changed and those who didn't notice were left behind.
Pret. Imperfeito
Ongoing or habitual past — what used to happen or was happening.
| eu | mudava | Eu mudava de humor rápido quando era adolescente. — I used to change my mood quickly as a teenager. |
| você/ele/ela | mudava | Ela mudava de cabelo toda vez que terminava um relacionamento. — She used to change her hair every time a relationship ended. |
| nós | mudávamos | Nós mudávamos de casa frequentemente quando eu era criança. — We used to move house frequently when I was a child. |
| eles/elas | mudavam | Eles mudavam o cardápio todo mês para surpreender os clientes. — They used to change the menu every month to surprise the customers. |
In adolescence, I used to change identity every semester. I used to change style, friends, musical tastes — all in search of something I didn't know how to name. My mum used to change her opinion about it depending on my mood that day. We used to change our holiday plans whenever a better deal appeared. The job market used to change slowly back then — today it seems like it doesn't stop for a second.
Futuro Informal
Plans and intentions — "going to."
| eu | vou mudar | Vou mudar de emprego no início do ano. — I'm going to change jobs at the start of the year. |
| você/ele/ela | vai mudar | Ela vai mudar de cidade em março. — She's going to move city in March. |
| nós | vamos mudar | Vamos mudar a forma como nos comunicamos na equipe. — We're going to change the way we communicate in the team. |
| eles/elas | vão mudar | Eles vão mudar o horário de funcionamento a partir de maio. — They're going to change the opening hours from May. |
The resolutions list is done. I'm going to change my relationship with my phone — starting at the dinner table. My partner is going to change the exercise routine to the morning. We're going to change the dynamic of family gatherings — less judgement, more listening. The things that hold us back are going to change if we choose to act differently — that's the bet.
Futuro Formal
Formal future — "shall/will."
| eu | mudarei | Mudarei minha abordagem conforme os resultados mostrarem. — I will change my approach as the results show. |
| você/ele/ela | mudará | A lei mudará a partir do próximo semestre. — The law will change from next semester. |
| nós | mudaremos | Mudaremos o protocolo assim que a auditoria terminar. — We will change the protocol as soon as the audit is finished. |
| eles/elas | mudarão | Os preços mudarão conforme a inflação. — Prices will change in line with inflation. |
The corporate communiqué was direct: "The organisational structure will change in three phases over the next year. We will change the performance evaluation processes from the second quarter. The affected teams will change management gradually and with clear communication. I will personally change the executive meeting dynamic to ensure more agility."
Condicional
Hypotheticals and polite requests — "would."
| eu | mudaria | Eu mudaria de vida inteira se tivesse coragem suficiente. — I would change my whole life if I had enough courage. |
| você/ele/ela | mudaria | Ela mudaria o final da história se pudesse. — She would change the ending of the story if she could. |
| nós | mudaríamos | Mudaríamos tudo se soubéssemos o que sabemos agora. — We would change everything if we knew what we know now. |
| eles/elas | mudariam | Eles mudariam de postura se vissem o impacto que causam. — They would change their attitude if they saw the impact they cause. |
If regret served as fuel, I would change a great deal. My older friend would change the way he treated his father before he passed. We would change the world if each person looked after their piece of it with more care. Companies would change environmental practices if consumers demanded it more consistently.
Mudar across the tenses
A short story using mudar in multiple tenses
Minha mãe mudava os móveis de lugar toda vez que precisava pensar. Mudava a sala, a cozinha, o quarto — como se rearranjar o espaço pudesse rearranjar os pensamentos. Nós filhos mudávamos junto, sem reclamar — aprendemos cedo que mudança não é ameaça.
Hoje ela muda menos os móveis e mais a perspectiva. Ontem mudou de opinião sobre algo que acreditava há anos — com leveza, sem drama. Mudamos juntas ao longo dessas décadas — cada uma no seu ritmo.
No próximo ano, ela vai mudar de cidade pela primeira vez na vida. "Se tudo der certo, mudarei em abril," diz ela, metade animada, metade assustada.
Perguntei o que mudaria se pudesse voltar atrás. Ela pensou: "Mudaria a pressa. O resto foi exatamente como precisava ser."
My mum used to rearrange the furniture every time she needed to think. She used to change the living room, the kitchen, the bedroom — as if rearranging the space could rearrange thoughts. We children used to move with her, without complaint — we learned early that change is not a threat. Today she changes the furniture less and the perspective more. Yesterday she changed her mind about something she'd believed for years — with lightness, without drama. We have changed together over these decades — each at her own rhythm. Next year, she's going to move city for the first time in her life. "If all goes well, I will move in April," she says, half excited, half scared. I asked what she would change if she could go back. She thought: "I would change the hurry. The rest was exactly as it needed to be."
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