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él porta

behaves, acts, carries, bears

ˈp o ɾ t a → portar
port to carry + a 3rd-person singular present or subjunctive; 2nd-person singular command
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #41,428
behaves, acts Used with se to mean “behave”; for example, se porta bien means “behaves well.”
SP: Mi perro se porta bien en casa.
EN: My dog behaves well at home.
carries, bears
SP: Ella porta una cruz pequeña.
EN: She carries a small cross.
Conjugation of portar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third porta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third porta —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second porta pórtense

¿La gente se porta de manera diferente cuando van al extranjero?

Do people behave differently when they go abroad?

Se porta raro con los extraños.

He acts strangely around strangers.

— Primate (2026)

Quien porta el corazón de Chainsaw ha matado a muchos demonios.

He who carries Chainsaw's heart has killed many demons.

— Chainsaw Man – La película: Arco de Reze (2025)

¿De quién porta la cruz de la verdad?

Who carries the cross of truth?

— हैदर (2014)

¿Por qué se porta así contigo?

Why is he acting like that toward you?

— La strada (1954)

Todo niño se porta mal de vez en cuando.

Every child misbehaves from time to time.

Eres el único que se porta mal.

You're the only one who's misbehaving.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Sounds similar to

corta ˈk o ɾ t a torta ˈt o ɾ t a parta ˈp a ɾ t a porte ˈp o ɾ t e