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Precisa de alguma coisa? É só me chamar.
Need anything? Just give me a shout.
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Why every word is where it is
Precisa1verbdo you needprecisar · present · 3rd sing.de1preposition(of)alguma2determinerany, somealgum · fem. · sing.coisa2nounthingfem. · sing.?É3verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.só3adverbjust, onlyme4object pronounme1st sing. · direct objectchamar4verbto callinfinitive.
- Precisa → coisa: precisar de + noun
- alguma → coisa: fem. sing.
- É → chamar: é só + infinitive: just…
- me → chamar: me: object of chamar
Word for word: “(You) need of some thing? (It) is only me to-call.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Precisa de + noun = need something; before an infinitive there's no de. Verb + infinitive: querer, poder, precisar, saber, dever, conseguir →
- 2alguma coisa = anything, something: in speech more common than algo. tudo vs todo & indefinite pronouns I →
- 3É só + infinitive = just…, all you have to do is…
- 4me chamar: the pronoun goes before the infinitive. Object pronouns as spoken →
Variations
- Qualquer coisa, é só me chamar.
- Precisa de ajuda? É só falar.
- Qualquer coisa, me chama!