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]

• (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/

• (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

• “razão”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024