ensinar

Senses

1. 1.

   to teach

   to instruct or educate someone in a subject or skill

2. 2.

   to show

   to demonstrate or explain how to do something

3. 3.

   to teach (a lesson)

   to make someone learn through experience, often negative

Examples

• "Ela ensina matemática na escola pública."

  She teaches math at the public school.

• "Você pode me ensinar a fazer esse bolo?"

  Can you teach me how to make this cake?

• "A vida vai te ensinar o que você precisa saber."

  Life will teach you what you need to know.

Usage

Common verb used with direct and indirect objects: "ensinar algo a alguém" (to teach something to someone). Often followed by "a" + infinitive to mean "teach how to": "ensinar a dirigir" (teach to drive). The expression "ensinar uma lição" can mean to teach someone a lesson, often as punishment or correction.