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Does "acho" mean both "I think" and "I find"?
I have heard people say, "Eu acho que" as in "I think that"
But also, "Eu não o posso achar" as in, "I can't find it."
Are both of these correct?
May you please write other example sentences using the word "acho"?
Obrigada!!
Jan 4, 2017 6:25 AM
Answers · 13
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First, you have to know that on portuguese language there are different verb conjugations for each verbal person. For example: I think/eu acho, you think/tu achas, he she thinks/ele ela acha, we think/nós achamos, you think/vós achais, they think/eles acham.
Thus, the verb is "achar". The word "acho" is only one of its forms.
"Acho" from the verb "achar" means to find, but people also use it as an informal way like to think. Therefore, these two meanings are right.
January 6, 2017
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Yes, both sentences are correct.
In Portuguese the verb "achar" has two common meanings:
1 -achar = pensar (to think) * using the verb "achar" to express "to think" is considered informal, in spoken Portuguese is ok.
2 -achar = encontrar (to find)
1 - Eu acho que vai chover hoje.
2 - Eu achei a minha chave!
January 4, 2017
1
Yes, both sentences are correct.
TO THINK
Eu acho que ele não está em casa.
Ela achou que conseguiria o emprego.
Você acha que consegue fazer isso?
TO FIND
Eu achei o vestido perfeito.
Ele achou o cachorro na rua.
Você pode achar esses biscoitos no supermercado.
January 4, 2017
Yes, the both are corrects.
1-Você viu i novo CD da Lady Gaga? "eu acho que sim, é muito bom.
2-Você vai para festa amanhã? "eu acho que sim."
1-Onde estão meus óculos? "eu não sei, eu não os posso achar."
2-Onde estão seu irmão? "eu não o posso achar, pois eles se perderam."
January 4, 2017
Acho que não vou ter tempo para fazer isso amanhã
I think I will not have time to do it tomorrow
Acho que vou começar a estudar Inglês
I think I will start to study English
Só acho que não estou interessado
I just think that I am not interested
Acho que vai chover amanhã
I think it will rain tomorrow
Boa sorte com os estudos!
February 15, 2017
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