sair

The model for the verbs in -air (cair, trair, atrair): saio, sai, saímos, saem. The í takes an accent where it is stressed and stands apart from the a before it — saí, saímos, saíram, saía — but not in sair, saindo or saiu. Sair de is “to leave” a place, and sair com is “to go out with” someone. Sair can also mean “to turn out”: saiu caro, “it turned out expensive”. Don't confuse sai (“leaves”) with saí (“I left”).

Examples

• Saio de casa às sete.

  I leave home at seven.

• Ontem a gente saiu pra jantar.

  Yesterday we went out to dinner.

• Não saia sem guarda-chuva.

  Don't go out without an umbrella.

Related verbs

• ir — to go
• vir — to come
• trazer — to bring

Mostly found in writing. In speech Brazilians use the forms above instead.