Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Que tal a gente fazer um teste antes de decidir?
How about we run a test before deciding?
C1managing communicationinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Que1pronounwhattal1adverbabouta2determiner(the)o · fem. · sing. · definitegente2nounwefem. · sing.fazer2verbdoinfinitiveumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitetestenountestmasc. · sing.antes3adverbbeforede3preposition(of)decidir3verbdecidinginfinitive?
- Que → tal: que tal
- gente → fazer: subject of infinitive
- antes → decidir: antes de + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Que tal + infinitive = "how about…?": friendly and informal.
- 2a gente fazer: in speech, a gente is the subject of a plain infinitive. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 3antes de + infinitive = "before …ing".