Ter +

Question 1

‘I have a car’

Answer 1

Tenho um carro.

Question 2

‘Do you have money?’

Answer 2

Tens dinheiro?

Question 3

How do you express age

Answer 3

Tenho 30 anos.

Question 4

‘How old are you?’

Answer 4

Quantos anos tens?

Question 5

‘Tenho fome’

Answer 5

I’m hungry.

Question 6

‘Tenho medo’

Answer 6

I’m afraid.

Question 7

‘Tenho sono’

Answer 7

I’m sleepy.

Question 8

I have time now

Answer 8

Tenho tempo agora.

Question 9

‘I’m not in a hurry’

Answer 9

Não tenho pressa.

Question 10

‘Vem ter comigo’

Answer 10

Come to me.

Question 11

‘I was with her yesterday’

Answer 11

Tive com ela ontem.

Question 12

‘Já tive um cão’

Answer 12

I once had a dog.

Question 13

‘Tive um dia difícil’

Answer 13

I had a hard day.

Question 14

‘Tenho esperança’

Answer 14

I have hope.

Question 15

‘Tenho fé’

Answer 15

I have faith.

Question 16

‘Tenho saudades’

Answer 16

I miss (someone/something deeply).

Question 17

What is the difference between ‘ter’ and ‘estar’ in terms of emotional states?

Answer 17

‘Ter’ implies ownership of feelings; ‘estar’ suggests immersion in feelings.

Question 18

‘I have sleepiness’

Answer 18

Tenho sono.

Question 19

I am tired’

Answer 19

Estou cansado.

Question 20

‘Tenho tristeza’

Answer 20

I have sadness. It’s something I carry.

Question 21

‘Estou triste’

Answer 21

I am sad. It’s something I am right now.

Question 22

‘Tenho vindo a sentir isso’?

Answer 22

‘I have come to feel that’ or ‘I’ve been feeling that.’

Question 23

‘Tenho vindo a + [infinitive verb]’ express?

Answer 23

Continuous action over time.

Question 24

‘I’ve been feeling that’

Answer 24

Tenho vindo a sentir isso.

Question 25

'Tenho vindo a sentir isso'

Answer 25

When confessing something hard to say.

Question 26

'Tenho vindo a sentir que estamos a afastar-nos'?

Answer 26

Gentle, introspective, and emotionally intelligent.

Question 27

Tenho frio Tens razão Temos sorte = We are lucky (literally: We have luck). Tenho 40 anos Iremos ter sucesso

Answer 27

In PT-PT, a lot of the same ideas are expressed with ter (to have) instead of ser/estar (to be). = I am cold (literally: I have cold). = You are right (literally: You have reason). = I am 40 years old (literally: I have 40 years). = We will succeed (literally: We will have success).

Question 28

Physical states → ter (Tenho fome, Tenho calor) Age → ter (Tenho 10 anos) Success/luck/right → ter (Temos sucesso, Tens razão, Tivemos sorte) Feelings/moods → can be estar (estou cansado, estou feliz) but sometimes ter (tenho medo = I am afraid).

Question 29

Tenho fome (I have hunger) Tenho sede (I have thirst) Tenho calor (I have heat) Tenho frio (I have cold) Tenho sono (I have sleep) Tenho dores (I have pains) Tenho medo (I have fear) Tenho 40 anos (I have 40 years) Quantos anos tens? (How many years do you have?) Tenho atraso (I have delay) Tens razão (You have reason) Não tens razão (You don’t have reason) Temos sucesso (We have success) Têm sorte (They have luck) Tem paciência (She has patience) Tem ciúmes (He has jealousy) Tenho pressa (I have hurry) Tenho cuidado (I have care) Tenho confiança (I have confidence) Tenho culpa (I have guilt) Tenho vergonha (I have shame)

Answer 29

English uses “to be” → Portuguese uses “ter”

Question 30

Estou constipado (I am with a cold) Estou com febre (I am with fever) Estou com gripe (I am with flu) Estou com dor de cabeça (I am with a headache) Sou casado / casada (I am married) Sou pai / mãe / Tenho filhos ( I am father/mother / I have children) Tenho de ir / É preciso ir (I must go / It is necessary to go) I have no choice → Não há escolha (There is no choice) I have the possibility → É possível (It is possible) I have blond hair → Sou loiro / Tenho cabelo loiro ( I am blond / I have blond hair) É de olhos azuis (She is of blue eyes

Answer 30

English uses “to have” → Portuguese uses “ser / estar”