Phrase · 📅 Time, days & plans
A gente vai ao cinema no sábado.
We’re going to the cinema on Saturday.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
A1déterminant(we)o · fém. · sing. · définigente1nomwe (lit. people)fém. · sing.vai2verbegoir · présent · 3e pers. sing.ao3prépositionto thea + o · masc. · sing. · définicinemanomcinemamasc. · sing.no4prépositionon (the)em + o · masc. · sing. · définisábadonomSaturdaymasc. · sing..
- A → gente: a gente = we
- gente → vai: 3sg verb
- vai → ao: ir a + place
- no → sábado: on Saturday
Mot à mot : “The people goes to-the cinema on-the Saturday.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1a gente = we in everyday speech. It takes a singular verb. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 2vai, not vamos: a gente works like ele. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3ao = a + o, the destination of ir. In speech also no cinema. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 4Days take no / na: no sábado, na segunda. Prepositions of place and time (basic) →
Variantes
- Nós vamos ao cinema no sábado.
- A gente vai no cinema sábado.