ter razão

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to have reason”. Compare French avoir raison, Spanish tener razón, Catalan tenir raó.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte(ʁ) ʁaˈzɐ̃w̃/ [ˈte(h) haˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈte(ɾ) ʁaˈzɐ̃w̃/ [ˈte(ɾ) haˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈte(ʁ) ʁaˈzɐ̃w̃/ [ˈte(χ) χaˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈte(ɻ) ʁaˈzɐ̃w̃/ [ˈte(ɻ) haˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈteɾ ʁɐˈzɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈte.ɾi ʁɐˈzɐ̃w̃/

Verb

ter razão (first-person singular present tenho razão, first-person singular preterite tive razão, past participle tido razão)

  1. to be right, to be correct

References

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