Phrase · 🗺️ Plans with conditions
Se não der hoje, a gente remarca.
If today doesn’t work, we’ll reschedule.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Se1conjonctionifnãoadverbenotder2verbeit worksdar · subjonctif · futur · 3e pers. sing.hojeadverbetoday,a gente3pronomwe3e pers. sing. · sujetremarca4verberescheduleremarcar · présent · 3e pers. sing..
- Se → der: trigger
- não → der: modifier
- a gente → remarca: subject
Mot à mot : “If (it) doesn’t give today, the people re-books.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Se + future subjunctive for a condition that may happen. Não goes right before the verb. Future subjunctive: uses →
- 2der (from dar): in everyday speech dar = "be possible": Dá pra ir? "Can we go?" Future subjunctive: forms →
- 3a gente = we, with a 3rd-person singular verb: a gente remarca. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 4remarcar = to reschedule (marcar = to set a time). The present stands for the future.
Variantes
- Se hoje não der, a gente marca outro dia.
- Se não rolar hoje, a gente remarca.
- Se não for possível hoje, a gente remarca.