| ter |
| 1. v. to have | |
| 2. v. to own; to possess; to have; to have got | |
| Tenho uma bela casa. (I have a beautiful house.) | |
| 3. v. to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably | |
| Os caridosos sempre ajudam os que menos têm. (The charitable always help those who don’t have enough.) | |
| 4. v. to have as a component or to consist of | |
| Esta frase tem cinco palavras. (This sentence has five words.) | |
| As lanças têm cabos compridos. (Spears have long shafts.) | |
| 5. v. to have (to be related in some way to, with the object identifying the relationship) | |
| Este livro tem dono. (This book has an owner.) | |
| Tenho três irmãs. (I have three sisters.) | |
| 6. v. to be in possession of; to have as part of one’s personal effects; to have in hand | |
| O senhor tem a sua carteira? (Do you have your wallet on you?) | |
| 7. v. to consist of a certain amount of units of measurement | |
| Tenho quarenta anos. (I am forty years old.) - I have forty years | |
| Tenho 1,78 m de altura. - I am 1.78 m tall. | |
| Esta caneta tem dez centímetros. (This pen is ten centimeters long.) | |
| 8. v. to have a certain characteristic | |
| Este jogo não tem graça. (This game isn’t fun.) - this game doesn’t have fun) | |
| As palavras que dizes têm significado. (The words you say have meaning.) | |
| 9. v. to be afflicted with a certain disease or other medical condition | |
| Tens um resfriado. (You have a cold.) | |
| 10. v. indicates that the subject has an event (the object) scheduled | |
| Temos uma partida de xadrez daqui a uma semana. (We have a chess match in a week.) | |
| 11. v. (Brazil, intransitive) to receive one’s wage | |
| Ainda não tive esse mês. (I still haven’t received my wage this month.) | |
| 12. v. (indtr, que, aux=infinitive) must; to have to | |
| 13. v. (auxiliary) to have | |
| 14. v. (imperfect indicative forms followed by a masculine singular past participle) forms the past perfect | |
| Tínhamos já comido bolo. - We had eaten cake already. | |
| 15. v. (present indicative forms followed by a masculine singular past participle) forms the present perfect progressive | |
| Tenho comido muita carne ultimamente. (I have been eating a lot of meat lately.) | |
| 16. v. (conditional forms followed by a masculine singular past participle) forms the conditional perfect | |
| Eu o teria comprado, se tivesse dinheiro. (I would have bought it, if I had money.) | |
| 17. v. (Brazil, impersonal, transitive) there be (to exist, physically or abstractly) | |
| Amanhã terá aula. (There will be class tomorrow.) | |
| Tem países em guerra naquela região. (There are countries at war in that region.) | |
| 18. v. to give birth to | |
| A vaca terá um bezerro. (The cow will give birth to a calf.) | |
| Estou tendo gêmeos! (I'm having twins!) | |
| 19. v. (indtr, por, como, .copulative, .or) to consider (assign some quality to) | |
| Todos têm João por inteligente. (Everyone considers John to be intelligent.) | |
| João o tinha como amigo. (John considered him a friend.) | |
| 20. v. (indtr, com) to go to; to interact with somebody | |
| Vá ter com a formiga, ó preguiçoso; considera os seus caminhos e sê sábio. (Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise.) | |
