Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, change one's idea.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈda(ʁ) d͡ʒi iˈdɛj.ɐ/ [muˈda(h) d͡ʒi iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /muˈda(ɾ) d͡ʒi iˈdɛj.ɐ/ [muˈda(ɾ) d͡ʒi iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /muˈda(ʁ) d͡ʒi iˈdɛj.ɐ/ [muˈda(χ) d͡ʒi iˈdɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈda(ɻ) de iˈdɛj.a/ [muˈda(ɻ) de iˈdɛɪ̯.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /muˈdaɾ d‿iˈdɐj.ɐ/ [muˈðaɾ ð‿iˈðɐj.ɐ]

  • Hyphenation: mu‧dar de i‧dei‧a

Verb

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mudar de ideia (first-person singular present mudo de ideia, first-person singular preterite mudei de ideia, past participle mudado de ideia)

  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before)
    Mudei de ideia quando percebi que meus amigos não iam para lá.
    I changed my mind when I realized that my friends weren't going there.

Conjugation

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