Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages
Quer que eu te ligue mais tarde?
Do you want me to call you later?
B1offering to call backAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Quer1verbdo you wantquerer · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthateupronounI1st sing. · subjectteobject pronounyou2nd sing. · indirect objectligue2verbcallligar · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.mais tardeadverblater?
- Quer → ligue: trigger
- eu → ligue: subject
- ligue → te: object
Word for word: “(You) want that I you call more late?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Quer que + another person → subjunctive, just like Spanish ¿quieres que…? Subjunctive after wishes, requests & emotions →
- 2ligue: present subjunctive of ligar; g becomes gu to keep the hard sound. Present subjunctive: forms →
Variations
- Quer que eu te ligue depois?
- Prefere que eu ligue mais tarde?
- Te ligo mais tarde, pode ser?