Phrase · 🤝 Persuading & negotiating

Deixa eu pensar e te dou uma resposta amanhã.

Let me think about it and I'll get back to you tomorrow.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Deixa1verbeletdeixar · impératif · 2e pers. sing.eupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetpensarverbethinkinfinitifeconjonctionandtepronomyou, to youtu · 2e pers. sing.dou2verbegivedar · présent · 1re pers. sing.umadéterminantaum · fém. · sing. · indéfinirespostanomreplyfém. · sing.amanhãadverbetomorrow.

Deixa → pensar: + infinitive
eu → pensar: subject of the infinitive

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Spoken Deixa eu + infinitive = let me. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →
2
te dou: present for a promise; pronoun first in speech. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →