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Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages

Se ele não atender, manda mensagem.

If he doesn’t pick up, send him a text.

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Why every word is where it is

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  • Se → atender: trigger
  • ele → atender: subject
  • manda → mensagem: object

Word for word: “If he not answers, send message.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Se + future subjunctive for a possible future case: se ele não atender. Future subjunctive: uses →
  2. 2
    atender = to answer the phone. In regular verbs the future subjunctive looks like the infinitive. Future subjunctive: forms →
  3. 3
    manda mensagem: speech often drops the article. A mensagem is feminine.

Variations

  • Se ele não atender, deixa recado.
  • Caso ele não atenda, manda uma mensagem.
  • Se não atender, tenta de novo mais tarde.