Phrase · 🤲 Favours & requests
Me empresta o carregador rapidinho?
Can I borrow your charger for a sec?
A2asking to borrow somethinginformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounme, to me1st sing. · indirect objectempresta2verblendemprestar · present · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecarregadornounchargermasc. · sing.rapidinho3adverbfor a sec?
- Me → empresta: me: indirect object, before the verb
- empresta → carregador: object of empresta
- o → carregador: masc. sing.
Word for word: “Me lend the charger real quick?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me first: spoken Brazilian happily starts a sentence with the pronoun. Formal writing would have Empresta-me. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2empresta: a present-tense question works as a casual request. Emprestar = lend. Imperative & polite requests →
- 3rapidinho softens the favour: it will only take a moment. Diminutives (-inho/-zinho) →
Variations
- Você me empresta o carregador?
- Pode me emprestar o carregador rapidinho?
- Me empresta seu carregador?