Wendung · ☕ At the café
O que a senhora vai querer?
What would you like, ma’am?
A1taking an orderformellAudio · bald verfügbar
Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
O1Pronomen(what)mask. · Sg.que1Pronomenwhata2Begleitertheo · fem. · Sg. · bestimmtsenhora2Nomenyou (ma’am)fem. · Sg.vai3Verbis going toir · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.querer3Verbwant, haveInfinitiv?
- O → que: o que = what
- a → senhora: agrees (f.)
- senhora → vai: senhora → 3sg
- vai → querer: ir + infinitive
Wörtlich: “What the lady is going to want?”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1O que…? = what…? The o is part of the question word. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
- 2a senhora / o senhor = the polite "you" for older customers. The verb takes the ele form. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3vai querer: staff use it too, meaning "what will you have?" ir + infinitive: the spoken future →
Varianten
- O que o senhor vai querer?
- O que vai ser?
- Pois não?