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A gente decide quando chegar lá.

We’ll decide when we get there.

B1putting off a decisioninformalAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

A gente1pronounwe3rd sing. · subjectdecide1verbdecidedecidir · present · 3rd sing.quandoconjunctionwhenchegar2verbgetsubjunctive · future · 3rd sing.láadverbthere.
  • A gente → decide: subject
  • quando → chegar: trigger
  • A gente → chegar: subject

Word for word: “The people decides when arrive there.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    a gente + 3rd-person singular: a gente decide = we decide. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
  2. 2
    chegar is future subjunctive with a gente as its subject. With nós: quando chegarmos. Future subjunctive: uses →

Variations

  • A gente vê isso quando chegar lá.
  • Quando a gente chegar lá, a gente decide.
  • Decidimos quando chegarmos lá.