Phrase · 💌 Invitations
Que horas a gente se encontra?
What time shall we meet?
A2arranging a time to meetfamilierAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Que1déterminantwhathoras1nomtime (lit. hours)hora · fém. · plur.a gente3pronomwe3e pers. sing.se2pronom complémenteach other3e pers. · CODencontra3verbemeetencontrar · présent · 3e pers. sing.?
- Que → horas: que + horas: what time
- a gente → encontra: a gente takes the 3rd person
- se → a gente: se refers back to a gente
Mot à mot : “What hours we each-other meet?”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Que horas = what time, always plural. In speech the a of A que horas…? is usually dropped. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
- 2With a gente, "each other" is se, before the verb: a gente se encontra. With nós: nos encontramos. Reflexive verbs & daily routine →
- 3encontra: ele/ela form, because the subject is a gente. Encontrar-se = to meet up. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
Variantes
- A que horas a gente se encontra?
- Que horas nos encontramos?
- A gente se vê que horas?