B2 Future & Conditional 9 min read Mittel

Kurz & Bündig: Unregelmäßige Konditionalstämme

Die Verben Dizer, Fazer und Trazer verkürzen ihre Stämme zu Dir-, Far- und Trar-, bevor sie die typischen Konditional-Endungen erhalten.

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Three common verbs—dizer, fazer, and trazer—drop their middle letters to form irregular conditional stems.

  • Dizer becomes dir- + conditional ending (e.g., diria).
  • Fazer becomes far- + conditional ending (e.g., faria).
  • Trazer becomes trar- + conditional ending (e.g., traria).
Stem (dir/far/trar) + ía/ías/ía/íamos/íeis/iam

Overview

Wolltest du schon immer mehr mit weniger sagen? Nun, bei drei ganz besonderen portugiesischen Verben *musst* du das sogar. Während fast jedes Verb im Konditional ein höflicher, gesetzestreuer Bürger ist, der einfach Endungen an seinen vollen Namen (Infinitiv) anhängt, haben wir drei Rebellen: Dizer (sagen), Fazer (machen/tun) und Trazer (bringen).
Diese drei beschließen, dass ihre vollen Namen zu lang sind, also kürzen sie sich ab. Wenn du dich jemals dabei ertappt hast, *dizeria* oder *fazeria* zu sagen, bist du hier genau richtig.

How This Grammar Works

Im Konditional ist die goldene Regel normalerweise: Infinitiv + Endung. Einfach, oder? Aber Dizer, Fazer und Trazer brechen diese Regel.
Sie unterziehen sich einer Stammänderung, die ihren Cousins im Futur ähnelt. Anstatt ihre vollen Laute zu behalten, lassen sie ein Stück weg. Es ist, als würden sie eine Diät machen.
Das bedeutet, dass du drei kurze Stämme auswendig lernen musst.

Formation Pattern

1
Diese Verben bilden einen kurzen Stamm, der auf r endet. Hier ist die Formel:
2
Nimm das Verb: Dizer, Fazer oder Trazer.
3
Benutze NICHT den vollen Infinitiv.
4
Tausche den Infinitiv gegen den Irregulären Stamm:
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DizerDir-
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FazerFar-
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TrazerTrar-
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Füge die Standard-Endungen hinzu: -ia, -ias, -ia, -íamos, -íeis, -iam.

When To Use It

Benutze sie genau wie würde im Deutschen.
  • Höfliche Bitten:
    Você faria um favor?
  • Hypothetisch:
    Eu diria a verdade se fosse você.

Common Mistakes

Der häufigste Fehler ist die Anwendung der regelmäßigen Regel.
  • Falsch: *Eu fazeria isso.*
  • Richtig: *Eu faria isso.*

Contrast With Similar Patterns

Wenn du Spanisch sprichst, pass auf! Spanisch hat viel mehr unregelmäßige Verben. Portugiesisch ist hier viel netter.
  • Poder in PT ist regelmäßig: *poderia*.
  • Ter in PT ist regelmäßig: *teria*.

Quick FAQ

Q: Folgen zusammengesetzte Verben dieser Regel?

Ja! *Desfazer* wird zu *desfaria*.

Q: Ist das in Brasilien und Portugal gleich?

100%. Die Grammatik ist identisch.

Q: Kann ich stattdessen das Imperfekt (*fazia*) verwenden?

In sehr umgangssprachlichem Portugiesisch ja, aber für alles Höfliche brauchst du das Konditional (*faria*).

Conditional Conjugation of Irregular Stems

Person Dizer (dir-) Fazer (far-) Trazer (trar-)
Eu
diria
faria
traria
Tu
dirias
farias
trarias
Ele/Ela
diria
faria
traria
Nós
diríamos
faríamos
traríamos
Vós
diríeis
faríeis
traríeis
Eles/Elas
diriam
fariam
trariam

Meanings

The conditional mood expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past events.

1

Hypothetical

Actions that would happen under certain conditions.

“Eu diria a verdade.”

“Ele faria um bolo.”

2

Polite Request

Softening a demand to sound more professional or polite.

“Você faria um favor?”

“Dizer-me-ias a hora?”

3

Future-in-the-past

Describing a future event from a past perspective.

“Ele disse que faria o jantar.”

“Eu sabia que ele diria isso.”

Reference Table

Reference table for Kurz & Bündig: Unregelmäßige Konditionalstämme
Infinitiv Unregelmäßiger Stamm Beispiel (Eu) Übersetzung
Dizer
Dir-
Eu diria
Ich würde sagen
Fazer
Far-
Eu faria
Ich würde machen
Trazer
Trar-
Eu traria
Ich würde bringen
Desfazer
Desfar-
Eu desfaria
Ich würde rückgängig machen
Maldizer
Maldir-
Eu maldiria
Ich würde verfluchen

Formalitätsspektrum

Formell
Faria o senhor o favor?

Faria o senhor o favor? (Request)

Neutral
Você faria isso?

Você faria isso? (Request)

Informell
Faria isso?

Faria isso? (Request)

Umgangssprache
Faria?

Faria? (Request)

Die großen drei Unregelmäßigen

Kurze Stämme

Dizer

  • Dir- diria

Fazer

  • Far- faria

Trazer

  • Trar- traria

Regelmäßige vs. Unregelmäßige Bildung

Regelmäßig (Voller Infinitiv)
Comer + ia Comeria
Falar + ia Falaria
Unregelmäßig (Kurzer Stamm)
Fazer -> Far + ia Faria
Dizer -> Dir + ia Diria

Muss ich den Stamm kürzen?

1

Ist das Verb Dizer, Fazer oder Trazer?

YES
JA: Kürze es (Dir/Far/Trar)
NO
NEIN: Nutze den vollen Infinitiv (Comeria, Poderia)
2

Ist es zusammengesetzt (Desfazer, Maldizer)?

YES
JA: Kürze es (Desfaria)
NO ↓

Anwendungskontexte

Höflichkeit

  • Você faria?
  • Você poderia?
💭

Hypothesen

  • Eu diria...
  • Eu traria...

Beispiele nach Niveau

1

Eu faria isso.

I would do that.

2

Ele diria sim.

He would say yes.

3

Nós traríamos água.

We would bring water.

4

Você faria um bolo?

Would you make a cake?

1

Eu não faria esse erro.

I wouldn't make that mistake.

2

Ela disse que traria o livro.

She said she would bring the book.

3

Eles diriam a verdade?

Would they tell the truth?

4

Eu faria tudo de novo.

I would do everything again.

1

Se eu pudesse, faria uma viagem.

If I could, I would take a trip.

2

Você traria os documentos amanhã?

Would you bring the documents tomorrow?

3

Eles não diriam nada sem você.

They wouldn't say anything without you.

4

Eu faria o que fosse preciso.

I would do whatever was necessary.

1

Eu faria o projeto, mas não tenho tempo.

I would do the project, but I don't have time.

2

Ele prometeu que diria a verdade ao chefe.

He promised he would tell the truth to the boss.

3

Nós traríamos mais convidados se houvesse espaço.

We would bring more guests if there were space.

4

Você faria o favor de fechar a porta?

Would you do the favor of closing the door?

1

Jamais diria tal coisa em público.

I would never say such a thing in public.

2

Faria-se o necessário para resolver o impasse.

What was necessary would be done to resolve the impasse.

3

Traríamos à tona questões mais complexas.

We would bring more complex issues to light.

4

Ele diria que a solução é simples, mas não é.

He would say the solution is simple, but it isn't.

1

Dificilmente diria que a situação é favorável.

I would hardly say the situation is favorable.

2

Faria-o sem hesitação, caso fosse solicitado.

I would do it without hesitation, if requested.

3

Traríamos a lume novos documentos amanhã.

We would bring new documents to light tomorrow.

4

Diria-se que ele não sabia de nada.

One would say he knew nothing.

Leicht verwechselbar

Short & Sweet: Irregular Conditional Stems vs. Conditional vs Future

Learners mix up 'would' (conditional) and 'will' (future).

Short & Sweet: Irregular Conditional Stems vs. Conditional vs Imperfect Subjunctive

Learners use conditional after 'se'.

Short & Sweet: Irregular Conditional Stems vs. Irregular Stem vs Infinitive

Learners use full infinitive.

Häufige Fehler

fazer-ia

faria

Don't use the full infinitive.

dizeria

diria

Stem is dir-, not dizer-.

traria-ia

traria

Double endings are incorrect.

fariai

faria

Missing the 'a'.

eu faria amanhã

eu farei amanhã

Conditional is not for future.

ele diria que ele faria

ele disse que faria

Reported speech needs past tense.

traria-mos

traríamos

Accent placement is crucial.

se eu faria

se eu fizesse

Conditional after 'se' is wrong.

ele faria se ele teria

ele faria se ele tivesse

Subjunctive is required.

diria-me

dir-me-ia

Mesoclisis in formal contexts.

faria-se

far-se-ia

Formal pronoun placement.

traria-o

trar-lo-ia

Pronoun contraction.

diria-o

dir-lo-ia

Pronoun contraction.

Satzmuster

Eu ___ se tivesse tempo.

Você ___ a verdade?

Ele ___ o vinho.

Nós ___ o que fosse necessário.

Real World Usage

Job Interview common

Eu faria um excelente trabalho.

Texting very common

Você traria o carregador?

Travel common

Eu diria que o hotel é bom.

Food Delivery occasional

Você faria a entrega às 8?

Social Media common

Eu faria isso mil vezes!

Academic Writing common

Dir-se-ia que a teoria é válida.

⚠️

Spanisch-Falle!

Sag nicht 'poderia' wie im Spanischen 'podría'. Im Portugiesischen ist 'Poder' ganz brav und regelmäßig:
Eu poderia ajudar você.
🎯

Zukunfts-Verbindung

Diese Stämme sind exakt dieselben wie im unregelmäßigen Futur. Wenn du Eu farei kennst, ist der Weg zu Eu faria ganz leicht.
💬

Umgangssprache in Brasilien

Im lockeren Gespräch hörst du oft das Imperfekt statt des Konditionals, aber für dein B2-Niveau ist die korrekte Form wichtig:
Eu faria isso agora.

Smart Tips

Use the conditional to soften requests.

Faça isso. Você faria isso?

Use the conditional for future-in-the-past.

Ele disse que fará. Ele disse que faria.

Never use conditional after 'se'.

Se eu faria... Se eu fizesse...

Check for the 'R' stem.

Dizeria. Diria.

Aussprache

fa-RI-a

Stress

The stress is always on the 'i' in -ia.

di-R-ia

Stem

The 'r' in the stem is tapped.

Rising

Você faria? ↑

Questioning tone

Einprägen

Eselsbrücke

Remember the 'R' team: Dir, Far, Trar. They all have an 'R' and they all drop the middle.

Visuelle Assoziation

Imagine a 'DIR'ector (dizer), a 'FAR'mer (fazer), and a 'TRAR'ain (trazer) all standing in a line. They are all holding a sign that says 'IA'.

Rhyme

Dir, Far, Trar, the irregular three, just add the ending -ia to be free!

Story

The Director (diria) told the Farmer (faria) to bring the Train (traria). They all agreed to do it together.

Word Web

diriafariatrariadiríamosfaríamostraríamos

Herausforderung

Write three sentences using these verbs to describe what you would do if you won the lottery.

Kulturelle Hinweise

Conditional is often replaced by the imperfect indicative in informal speech.

Conditional is strictly maintained in speech and writing.

Mesoclisis (faria-o -> far-lo-ia) is used in high-register documents.

The Portuguese conditional is derived from the infinitive + the imperfect of 'haver'.

Gesprächseinstiege

O que você faria se ganhasse na loteria?

Você traria um presente para um amigo?

Você faria um curso de culinária?

O que você diria ao seu eu do passado?

Tagebuch-Impulse

Escreva sobre um dia perfeito. O que você faria?
Se você fosse presidente, o que diria ao povo?
Descreva uma festa. O que você traria?
Como você resolveria um problema difícil?

Häufige Fehler

Incorrect

Richtig


Incorrect

Richtig


Incorrect

Richtig


Incorrect

Richtig

Test Yourself

Fülle die Lücke mit der richtigen Form aus.

Eu ___ (fazer) um bolo se tivesse tempo.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faria
Der Konditional-Stamm von 'fazer' ist 'far-', also heißt es 'eu faria'.
Finde und korrigiere den Fehler. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Ela dizeria a verdade.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ela diria a verdade.
'Dizer' ist unregelmäßig. Der Stamm ist 'dir-', also wird es zu 'diria'.
Welcher Satz ist grammatikalisch korrekt? Multiple Choice

Wähle die richtige Konditional-Form für 'trazer'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nós traríamos bebidas.
Der Stamm ist 'trar-' und die 'nós'-Form braucht einen Akzent auf der Endung: 'traríamos'.

Score: /3

Ubungsaufgaben

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Eu ___ (fazer) isso se pudesse.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faria
Correct irregular stem.
Choose the correct form. Multiple Choice

Ele disse que ___ (trazer) o vinho.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: traria
Reported speech.
Find the error. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Se eu tivesse dinheiro, eu dizeria a verdade.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: diria
Irregular stem.
Transform to conditional. Sentence Transformation

Eu faço o trabalho. -> Eu ___ o trabalho.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faria
Conditional form.
Match the verb to the stem. Match Pairs

Dizer -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dir-
Irregular stem.
Conjugate for 'Nós'. Conjugation Drill

Trazer (Conditional)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: traríamos
Correct stem and ending.
Choose the correct sentence. Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Eu faria isso.
Correct stem.
Fill in the blank.

Você ___ (dizer) a verdade?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: diria
Correct stem.

Score: /8

Practice Bank

12 exercises
Vervollständige den Satz. Lückentext

Você ___ (dizer) isso na cara dele?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: diria
Vervollständige den Satz. Lückentext

Nós ___ (fazer) uma festa surpresa.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faríamos
Korrigiere den Fehler in diesem Satz. Error Correction

Eles trazeriam os amigos.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Eles trariam os amigos.
Wähle die richtige Form. Multiple Choice

Wenn ich sagen will 'Ich würde bringen', sage ich:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Eu traria
Wähle die richtige Form. Multiple Choice

Wenn ich sagen will 'Er würde sagen', sage ich:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ele diria
Identifiziere die richtige Übersetzung. Multiple Choice

Sie würde alles für ihn tun.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ela faria qualquer coisa por ele.
Konjugiere das zusammengesetzte Verb. Lückentext

Eu nunca te ___ (contradizer).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: contradiria
Finde den Fehler. Error Correction

Se chovesse, eu não sairia e não fazeria nada.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Se chovesse, eu não sairia e não faria nada.
Fülle die Lücke aus. Lückentext

O que você ___ (fazer) no meu lugar?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: faria
Wähle die richtige Form. Multiple Choice

Welches Verb ist im portugiesischen Konditional regelmäßig?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Poder (poderia)
Vervollständige den Satz. Lückentext

Eles ___ (trazer) o equipamento amanhã.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: trariam
Korrigiere den Fehler. Error Correction

Nós desfazeríamos o contrato.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nós desfaríamos o contrato.

Score: /12

FAQ (8)

They evolved from Latin with a shortened stem to make speech faster.

No, it is grammatically incorrect and sounds unnatural.

The conjugation is the same, but usage frequency varies.

Always on the 'i' in the conditional ending.

No, these are strictly for the conditional mood.

Try to remember the 'R' rule: dir, far, trar.

It is used in all registers.

Adding the ending to the full infinitive.

Scaffolded Practice

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

Spanish high

haría, diría, traería

Spanish uses 'har-' while Portuguese uses 'far-'.

French moderate

ferais, dirais, apporterais

French conditional endings are different.

German low

würde tun, würde sagen, würde bringen

German is analytic; Portuguese is synthetic.

Japanese none

〜たらいい (tara ii)

Japanese has no verb conjugation for conditional mood.

Arabic low

law + past tense

Arabic uses a particle + past tense.

Chinese low

会 (huì) + verb

Chinese verbs do not conjugate.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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