Levar em Conta: How to Say ‘Take Into Account’ in Portuguese — Practice

Use levar em conta before a decision

Levar em conta means to consider something as part of a decision or plan. It often introduces a practical factor—time, distance, cost, someone’s needs, or a possible change—that could affect what you choose.

You can name the object directly after the expression or use em conta que before a clause. Considerar is a shorter alternative, while levar em conta often makes the act of weighing a factor feel explicit.

Use a subject form that matches the person deciding

The expression changes with the subject: levo em conta (I take into account), leva em conta (you/he/she takes into account), and levamos em conta (we take into account). In Brazilian conversation, a gente leva em conta uses the singular verb form leva.

For a softer suggestion, say vale a pena levar em conta… (it is worth considering…). That lets you offer a factor without presenting it as a command.

Remember: Use levar em conta to name a factor that should be considered before someone decides, books, or makes a plan.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. We need to take the travel time into account.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Precisamos levar em conta o tempo de viagem.

2. Take into account that the store closes at six.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Leva em conta que a loja fecha às seis.

3. She took the children into account when choosing the hotel.

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   Ela levou as crianças em conta ao escolher o hotel.

4. We take the budget into account before booking.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A gente leva em conta o orçamento antes de reservar.

5. I’ll take your suggestion into account.

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   Vou levar sua sugestão em conta.

6. It’s worth taking the distance into account.

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   Vale a pena levar em conta a distância.

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Use levar em conta to name a factor that should be considered before someone decides, books, or makes a plan.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Levar em Conta: How to Say ‘Take Into Account’ in Portuguese lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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