Phrase · 💼 Meetings, emails & negotiation
Peço a gentileza de confirmar o recebimento deste e-mail.
Kindly confirm receipt of this email.
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Why every word is where it is
Peço1verbI askpedir · present · 1st sing.a1determinertheo · fem. · sing. · definitegentileza1nounkindnessfem. · sing.de1prepositionofconfirmarverbconfirminginfinitiveodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiterecebimento2nounreceiptmasc. · sing.desteprepositionof thisde+este · masc. · sing.e-mailnounemailmasc. · sing..
- Peço → gentileza: object
- gentileza → confirmar: de + infinitive
- confirmar → recebimento: object
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Peço a gentileza de + infinitive = "kindly…": a polite formal request.
- 2o recebimento = "receipt" of a message or a payment.