No. 1,263 in Portuguese
vir
"Vir" means "to come" in English.
In a sentence
Ele vai vir à festa amanhã.
He is going to come to the party tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'vir' is used as an infinitive verb and means 'to come', indicating physical movement towards a location.
Ela quer que você venha logo.
She wants you to come soon.
Here, 'venha' is the subjunctive form of the verb 'vir', used to express a wish or hope for action to occur.
Quando ela chorar, eu virei para consolá-la.
When she cries, I will come to comfort her.
'Virei' in this sentence is the future tense form of 'vir', indicating a future action of moving towards someone or something.
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