Phrase · 🗺️ Plans with conditions
Quando eu chegar, te mando uma mensagem.
When I get there, I’ll text you.
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Why every word is where it is
Quando1conjunctionwheneupronounI1st sing. · subjectchegar1verbarrivesubjunctive · future · 1st sing.,te2object pronounyou2nd sing. · indirect objectmandoverbI sendmandar · present · 1st sing.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefinitemensagem3nounmessagefem. · sing..
- Quando → chegar: trigger
- eu → chegar: subject
- mando → te: object
- uma → mensagem: agreement
Word for word: “When I arrive, (I) you send a message.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Quando + future subjunctive for a future moment: chegar. Spanish cuando llegue is not quando chegue. Future subjunctive: uses →
- 2te before the verb, even at the start: normal Brazilian speech, and fine with você. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 3a mensagem is feminine, like all -agem words (Spanish el mensaje). Word formation I: suffixes and prefixes →
Variations
- Quando eu chegar, eu te aviso.
- Assim que eu chegar, te mando mensagem.
- Quando chegar, te mando um zap.