Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages

É ela mesma, pode falar.

Speaking, go ahead.

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Why every word is where it is

É1verbit’sser · present · 3rd sing.ela1pronounshe3rd sing. · subjectmesma2adjectiveherselfmesmo · fem. · sing.,pode3verbyou canpoder · present · 3rd sing.falarverbspeakinfinitive.

ela → É: subject
mesma → ela: agreement
pode → falar: governs

Word for word: “(It) is she herself, (you) can speak.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
É ela = speaking, when the caller asks for you: you talk about yourself in the 3rd person.
2
mesma = herself, for emphasis. It agrees: a man says É ele mesmo. Adjective agreement & position →
3
pode falar = go ahead: an invitation, not a question.

Variations

É ela.
Sou eu mesma.
É ele mesmo, pode falar.