Phrase · 📜 Proverbs & sayings
Diga-me com quem andas e te direi quem és.
Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are.
C2proverb: judged by your companylearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Diga1verbtelldizer · imperative · 3rd sing.-meobject pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectcomprepositionwithquempronounwhomsing.andas1verbyou go aroundandar · present · 2nd sing.econjunctionandteobject pronounyoutu · 2nd sing. · indirect objectdireiverbI'll telldizer · future · 1st sing.quempronounwhosing.és1verbyou areser · present · 2nd sing..
- Diga → -me: imperative + enclitic -me
- andas → és: tu forms: andas, és
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A frozen proverb that keeps old «tu» forms (andas, és) and mixes them with «diga» (você). Quote it as it is.