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Phrase · 🎭 Indirect invitations & refusals

A gente se fala!

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Why every word is where it is

Adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitegente1pronounwe (a gente)se2pronouneach otherfala1verbtalkfalar · present · 3rd sing.!
  • A → gente: a gente = we
  • gente → fala: a gente + 3rd singular
  • se → fala: reciprocal se

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    «a gente» means we but takes the third-person singular: a gente fala. Prestige vs stigmatised variants & style-shifting →
  2. 2
    Reciprocal «se» with a gente: «a gente se fala» = we'll talk to each other.

Variations

  • A gente se vê!
  • Nos falamos!