Portuguese Word of the Day
conseguir
/con-se-GIR/ • verb — 26th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to manage to do something; to succeed in; to obtain/get
Examples
- Consegui terminar o relatório ontem.
(I managed to finish the report yesterday.) - Ela não consegue acessar o site do banco.
(She can't access the bank's website.) - Para conseguir um bom resultado, estude com calma.
(To achieve a good result, study calmly.)
Synonyms
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Conjugation
| Person | Presente | Pretérito Perfeito |
|---|---|---|
| eu | consigo | consegui |
| tu | consegues | conseguiste |
| ele/ela/você | consegue | conseguiu |
| nós | conseguimos | conseguimos |
| vós | conseguis | conseguistes |
| eles/elas/vocês | conseguem | conseguiram |
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Conseguir is commonly used both to indicate managing to do something (conseguir + infinitive: conseguir fazer = to manage to do) and to mean obtaining or getting something. It's very frequent in everyday speech and can be used in many tenses and persons (e.g., consigo, conseguiste, conseguiu, conseguimos).
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