Phrase · 📆 Making arrangements
A que horas a gente se encontra?
What time shall we meet?
B1agreeing on a timeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
A1prepositionatquedeterminerwhathoras1nountimehora · fem. · pl.a gente2pronounwe3rd sing. · subjectseobject pronouneach other3rd sing. · direct objectencontra2verbmeetencontrar · present · 3rd sing.?
- A → horas: preposition
- que → horas: modifier
- a gente → encontra: subject
- se → a gente: refers to
Word for word: “At what hours we ourselves meet?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A que horas…? = at what time…? Note the plural horas. The answer: às oito. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
- 2a gente se encontra: a gente takes a 3rd-person verb, and the reflexive is se, not nos. Reflexive verbs & daily routine →
Variations
- Que horas a gente se encontra?
- A que horas a gente se vê?
- Que horas fica bom pra você?