Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Acho melhor a gente conversar quando os ânimos se acalmarem.
I think we'd better talk once things have calmed down.
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Why every word is where it is
Acho1verbI thinkachar · present · 1st sing.melhor1adjectivebettermasc. · sing.a2determiner(the)o · fem. · sing. · definitegente2nounwefem. · sing.conversar2verbtalkinfinitivequando3conjunctionwhenosdeterminertheo · masc. · pl. · definiteânimos4nountempersânimo · masc. · pl.se3pronoun(themselves)3rdacalmarem3verbcalm downacalmar · subjunctive · future · 3rd pl..
- quando → acalmarem: triggers future subjunctive
- ânimos → acalmarem: subject–verb
- se → acalmarem: acalmar-se
- gente → conversar: subject of infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Acho melhor + infinitive = "I think it's better to": a soft suggestion.
- 2a gente conversar: a gente as the subject of an uninflected infinitive. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3quando + a future event → future subjunctive: se acalmarem. Future subjunctive: uses →
- 4os ânimos = "tempers, feelings" in a dispute (os ânimos se exaltaram).