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Poderia me passar o número de protocolo?

Could you give me the reference number?

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Why every word is where it is

Poderia1verbcouldpoder · conditional · 3rd sing.mepronounme, to meeu · 1st sing.passarverbpass, hand overinfinitiveodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitenúmeronounnumbermasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromprotocolo2nouncase numbermasc. · sing.?
  • Poderia → passar: + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Brazilian placement: Poderia me passar; passar = to give (information). Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
  2. 2
    número de protocolo = the case number every call centre gives. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →