Phrase · 🔦 Emphasis & focus
O que a gente precisa é de mais tempo.
What we need is more time.
B2stating the main needinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
O quepronounwhata gentepronounwe (spoken)3rd sing.precisaverbneedsprecisar · present · 3rd sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.de1prepositionof, frommaisdeterminermoretemponountimemasc. · sing..
- precisa → de: precisar de
- a gente → precisa: 3rd sing
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1The preposition of precisar de reappears after é: é de mais tempo. Clefts & focus (é que, foi … que, o que … é) →