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quer

"quer" means "whether ... or" in Portuguese. It is number 109 on the frequency list, in A1 (conj).

Meaning

whether ... or

IPA

/ˈkɛ(ʁ)/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Quer um?
  Want one?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Hybrid
• Quer uma?
  Want one?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Hybrid
• Ela quer.
  She wants it.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / Amastan

Learned together

In the course, "quer" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• quê what
• é that's right
• olá hello
• obrigado thank you (said by a man)
• alguém somebody
• algum some, any
• dele his
• sem -less
• das of the, from the (feminine…

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