Phrase · 🎚️ Nuance & positioning
Custe o que custar, vamos manter a qualidade do atendimento.
Whatever it takes, we will keep up the quality of our service.
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Why every word is where it is
Custe1verbcostcustar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.o1pronounwhatmasc. · sing.que1pronounthatcustar1verbit may costsubjunctive · future · 3rd sing.,vamosverbwe're going toir · present · 1st pl.manterverbkeep upinfinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitequalidadenounqualityfem. · sing.doprepositionof thede+o · masc. · sing. · definiteatendimento2nounservicemasc. · sing..
- Custe → custar: frozen formula
- vamos → manter: ir + infinitive
- manter → qualidade: object
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Custe o que custar = "whatever it takes": present + future subjunctive, where Spanish repeats cueste. Frozen subjunctive formulae & legal future subjunctive →
- 2atendimento = customer service, the attention given to the public.