Morrer

Morrer is a verb in the Portuguese language meaning to die or to cease living. It is used to describe the end of life in humans and animals, as well as to express figurative deaths in idioms such as morrer de rir (to die laughing) or morrer de fome (to die of hunger).

It is an intransitive verb, typically used without a direct object, and it can take prepositional phrases to indicate cause or circumstance: morreu de ataque cardíaco (died of a heart attack), morreu aos 60 anos (died at the age of 60).

Conjugation highlights the main tenses. Present indicative: eu morro, você/ele morre, nós morremos, eles morrem. Pretérito perfeito: eu morri, você morreu, nós morremos, vocês morreram. Imperfeito: eu morria, você morria, nós moríamos, eles morriam. Futuro: eu morrerei, você morrerá, nós morreremos, eles morrerão. Present subjunctive: que eu morra, que você morra, que nós morramos, que eles morram. Imperfect subjunctive: se eu morresse. Future subjunctive: quando eu morrer. Imperative forms include: morre (tu), morra (você), morramos (nós), morram (vocês).

Etymology traces the verb to Latin morī, morīrī roots shared with other Romance languages such as morir (Spanish), mourir (French), morire (Italian). In Portuguese, morrer is frequently used in everyday speech, while falecer is a more formal or obituary-related synonym.