Sentirmos

Sentirmos is a verb form in Portuguese derived from sentir, meaning to feel or sense. It is the first-person plural form of the future subjunctive mood (também called subjuntivo futuro) of sentir. This form is not used on its own in main clauses; it appears in subordinate clauses that refer to a future or hypothetical action.

Usage and function

The future subjunctive, including sentirmos, is used after conjunctions such as quando, se, enquanto, assim que, logo que, and outros que introduzem dependentes que expressam condition or time. It conveys actions that are potential or contingent on another event. In everyday speech, many speakers use other moods or tenses in informal contexts, but sentirmos remains standard in formal writing and careful speech when the future-subjunctive is required.

Examples

- Se sentirmos dor, interromperemos o exercício. (If we feel pain, we will stop the exercise.)

- Quando sentirmos sede, beberemos água. (When we feel thirst, we will drink water.)

- Caso sentirmos qualquer sintoma, procuraremos orientação médica. (If we feel any symptom, we will seek medical advice.)

Etymology and related forms

Sentirmos comes from the verb sentir, which comes from Latin sentire, meaning to feel or perceive. Related forms include sentimos (present indicative), senti (past tense), and other subjunctive forms such as sentíssemos (imperfect subjunctive) and sentirem (third-person plural future subjunctive).

See also

sentir, sentimento, subjuntivo (Portuguese).