No. 299 in Portuguese
dizer
"To say" or "to tell."
In a sentence
Ele disse que virá amanhã.
He said that he will come tomorrow.
Here, 'dizer' is used in the past tense ('disse'), indicating reported speech or information someone has communicated about an event.
Dizer a verdade é sempre importante.
Saying the truth is always important.
'Dizer' is in its infinitive form, serving as the subject of the sentence, emphasizing an action or concept generally.
O que você quer dizer com isso?
What do you mean by that?
In this sentence, 'dizer' is used in its infinitive form paired with 'quer' to express the intention of communicating or implying something.
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