< Portuguese Grammar

andar » to walk, step

andar
to walk
euando
você, ele, elaanda
nósandamos
vocês, eles, elasandam

Complete conjugation.

Ela anda rápida! ➜ She goes fast!

Vamos andar de bicicleta. ➜ Let's go by bike.

Não anda na rua. ➜ Don't walk in the street.

ANDAR is also used to express BEEN, as in been doing this or that. It’s considered a shorthand/conversational method and is used as a substitution for the grammatically correct conjugation into the Present Perfect form of the verb ANDAR. It sounds more streamlined, and a bit less formal.

Como você anda hoje? How are you doing today?

Você anda trabalhando seu projeto? Have you been working on your project?