Phrase · 💡 Giving advice
É bom você levar um casaco.
You’d better take a jacket.
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Why every word is where it is
Éverbit’sser · present · 3rd sing.bom1adjectivegoodmasc. · sing.você2pronounyou3rd sing. · subjectlevar2verbtakeinfinitive · 3rd sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitecasaconouncoat, jacketmasc. · sing..
- bom → levar: governs
- você → levar: subject
- levar → casaco: object
Word for word: “(It) is good you to-take a coat.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1É bom + person + infinitive = you’d do well to…: friendly advice. Personal infinitive I →
- 2você levar: a personal infinitive with its own subject. Spanish would use que lleves. Personal infinitive I →
Variations
- É bom levar um casaco.
- Leva um casaco, que esfria à noite.
- É melhor você levar um casaco.