Phrase · 🤝 Persuading & negotiating
Desde que vocês paguem à vista, a gente dá dez por cento de desconto.
As long as you pay upfront, we'll give you a ten per cent discount.
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Why every word is where it is
Desde que1conjunctionprovided that; sincevocêspronounyou (plural)você · 2nd pl.paguem1verbpay (subjunctive)pagar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.àprepositionto thea + avista2nounviewfem. · sing.,a gentepronounwe (spoken)3rd sing.dáverbgives; is possible (dá pra)dar · present · 3rd sing.dezdeterminertenporprepositionby, for, throughcentodeterminerhundred (por cento = per cent)deprepositionof, fromdescontonoundiscountmasc. · sing..
- Desde que → paguem: + subjunctive
- vocês → paguem: 3rd plural
- a gente → dá: 3rd sing
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1desde que + subjunctive = as long as; with the indicative it means 'since'. Spanish desde que only means 'since'. Concession & condition connectives →
- 2à vista = paying in full upfront (vs. parcelado). Crase (à, às, àquele) →