Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Prefiro não entrar no mérito dessa questão agora.
I'd rather not go into the substance of this issue right now.
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Why every word is where it is
Prefiro1verbI preferpreferir · present · 1st sing.nãoadverbnotentrar2verbgo intoinfinitiveno2prepositioninto theem+o · masc. · sing. · definitemérito2nounmeritsmasc. · sing.dessaprepositionof thisde+essa · fem. · sing.questãonounissuefem. · sing.agoraadverbnow.
- Prefiro → entrar: preferir + infinitive
- entrar → mérito: entrar no mérito
- mérito → questão: de-complement
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1preferir → prefiro (e → i in the 1sg); prefiro não + infinitive declines politely. More irregular & stem-changing presents →
- 2entrar no mérito = "go into the substance": typical of formal debate in Brazil.