Phrase · 📨 Reporting what someone said

Ela me perguntou se eu queria ir junto.

She asked me if I wanted to come along.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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Ela → perguntou: subject
perguntou → me: object
perguntou → se: governs
eu → queria: subject

Mot à mot : “She me asked if I wanted to-go together.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
me sits between the subject and the verb: Brazilian word order. Object pronouns as spoken →
2
perguntar se = to ask whether. Perguntar is for questions, pedir for requests. pedir vs perguntar →
3
"Você quer ir?" → se eu queria: the present shifts to the imperfeito. Reported speech I: disse que, perguntou se →
4
ir junto = to come along (with someone).

Variantes

Ela perguntou se eu queria ir com ela.
Ela me chamou pra ir junto.
Ela quis saber se eu ia junto.