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葡萄牙语动词 Ter

简而言之,动词 Ter 葡萄牙语相当于 Have 在英语中,两者具有相同的基本含义并用于形成完成时:

Tenho três filhos.
我有三个孩子。

Ela já tinha estado no Canadá.
她已经去过加拿大了。

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Lesson #57 Verb Ter - Portuguesepedia
Idiomatically Rich Verbs

共轭  

Ter 是最常用的动词之一,与其他几个高频动词一样,它有不规则的词形变化:   

Present
Presente
Preterite
Pretérito Perfeito
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito
Eutenhotivetinha
Tutenstivestetinhas
Você
Ele, ela
temtevetinha
Nóstemostivemostínhamos
Vocês
Eles, elas
têmtiveramtinham

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表达占有

正如已经提到的, ter 与英语动词具有相同的基本含义 have:

Tenho 3 filhos.
I have 3 kids.

Eles têm muito tempo livre.
They have a lot of free time.

形成完成时态

喜欢 have, ter 用作助动词来形成完成时*:

Ela já tinha estado no Canadá.
She had already been to Canada.

* 也可以用以下方式构成完成时态 haver: 葡萄牙语动词“Haver”.

表示必须

词组 ter de 葡萄牙语相当于 having to,表示必须或义务: 

Tens de parar de beber se quiseres salvar o teu casamento.
You have to stop drinking if you are to save your marriage.

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谈论年龄

我们用 ter 在英语调用除以下以外的动词的情况下 have。例如,当谈论年龄时:

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