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How to Say It in Portuguese: To End Up Doing Something

How to Say It in Portuguese: To End Up Doing Something

posted on April 20, 2016

How to Say: To End Up Doing Something – Portuguese Lesson

I publish a new lesson every Tuesday, but yesterday I ended up not having the time to do it. I had a super busy day.

So today I decided to write this first thing in the morning. Otherwise, I would end up not publishing the new lesson.

Do you know how to say to end up doing something in Portuguese? You will learn it now. It’s easy. Watch my video lesson:

To End Up Doing Something: How to Say It in Portuguese

It is very easy to use this structure in Portuguese. We can create a direct bridge from English to Portuguese. Let’s see this in two parts.

1. To end up

The first part of the sentence is: to end up. In Portuguese, we use the verb Acabar, which means to finish, to end. It is a regular verb.

You can also use the verb Terminar. It means the same and is also a regular verb.

2. Doing something

In the second part of the sentence, you will use the present continuous or present progressive, just like in English. In other words, you will use the –ING tense, which in Portuguese is the –NDO verb ending.

I have a lesson on the present continuous. It is the verb tense that we use to say that things are in progress. Go to the lesson here.

Putting It Together

Below are examples of full sentences.

1)

Ana: Vai trabalhar até tarde hoje?

Rosa: Preciso terminar este orçamento ou vou acabar perdendo o cliente.

Translation:

Ana: Are you going to work until late today?

Rosa: I need to finish this quote or I will end up losing the client.

2)

Ana: Você foi à praia no sábado?

Rosa: Não. Dormi até tarde e acabei não indo.

Translation:

Ana: Did you go to the beach on Saturday?

Rosa: No. I slept in and ended up not going.

3)

Rosa: Cadê o João?

Ana: Ainda não chegou. João é meio desorganizado. Ele sempre acaba chegando atrasado.

Translation:

Rosa: Where is João?

Ana: He hasn’t arrived yet. João is kind of disorganized. He always ends up arriving late.

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About Luciana Lage

I’m Luciana, founder of Street Smart Brazil. I am so happy to be able to help you in your Portuguese speaking journey! Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language was one of the best things that could have happened in my life. I’ve had the privilege of teaching Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco. Now I am fully dedicated to the Street Smart Brazil community.

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  1. MikeH71

    January 16, 2019 at 6:25 pm

    Eu acabei de acabar perdendo outro cliente.
    ( I just ended up losing another client. )

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      January 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm

      Sinto muito!

      Reply
  2. James

    June 5, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    Ola
    Sou brasileiro e com esse post vou aprender a falar inglês parabens

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      June 6, 2016 at 10:56 am

      Joia 🙂 Obrigada!

      Reply
  3. Ethan Meyer

    May 8, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    Your videos and explanations help me so much! I am learning Portuguese by myself, and you make it so much easier for me. Muito obrigado!

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      May 9, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Muito obrigada for the comment, Ethan. I am very happy to hear this 🙂

      Reply
  4. Mohamed Hussain

    April 22, 2016 at 6:06 am

    Actually you have given an excellent explanation.

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      April 22, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      Muito obrigada!

      Reply

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