seja

Meaning

(first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of ser:
(form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of ser:

Frequency

Hyphenated as

se‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈse.ʒɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seja. Compare Galician sexa.

Cognate with Galician

sexa

New

ser

1. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
2. (transitive) to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
3. (auxiliary) to be; forms the passive voice
4. (intransitive) to be; indicates a point in time
5. (intransitive) to be in (to be located in)
6. (intransitive) to be (to have as one’s place of origin)
7. (intransitive) to be (someone’s); to belong to
8. (intransitive) to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)
9. (impersonal) to be supposed to; should; introduces an expected or demanded action
10. (transitive) to be; to cost (to be worth a given amount of money)
11. (intransitive) to happen; to take place; to occur
12. (intransitive) to be against or in favour of
13. (intransitive,poetic) to exist; to be
14. (impersonal,transitive) used for emphasis

New

sejar

to present hypotheses

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Sentences

Qualquer que seja o

olho
👁️

, o

coração
❤️

acredita .

Whatever the eye, the heart believes.

Seja franco
🆓

e limpo de coração
❤️

, trate a

todos com amor
❤️

.

Be frank and clean of heart, treat everyone with love.

Não
🚫

existe família
👪

tão pobre que seja uma exceção a

essa regra .

There is no family so poor as to be an exception to this rule.

Espero que o

batimento cardíaco
💓

não
🚫

seja mais urgente
‼️

.

I hope the heartbeat is no longer urgent.

Contanto que a

área seja grande o

suficiente , você pode vir .

As long as the area is large enough, you can come.

Ou seja , o

boom
💥

imobiliário não
🚫

trouxe mais riqueza em relação ao país .

That is, the real estate boom did not bring more wealth in relation to the country.

E

vou insistir em que ele seja produzido para interrogatório .

And I will insist that it be produced for questioning.

Ou seja , converta o

Valencia em uma referência para ter em mente .

That is, convert Valencia into a reference to keep in mind.

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