Phrase · 🏦 Bank & paperwork
Tem alguma agência que abra no sábado?
Is there a branch that opens on Saturdays?
B1asking about opening hoursAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tem1verbis thereter · present · 3rd sing.alguma2determineranyalgum · fem. · sing.agêncianounbranchfem. · sing.quepronounthatabra2verbopensabrir · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.no3prepositiononem · masc. · sing. · definitesábadonounSaturdaymasc. · sing.?
- Tem → agência: object
- alguma → abra: trigger
- que → agência: refers to
- no → sábado: agreement
Word for word: “Has some branch that opens in-the Saturday?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Tem = is there, in speech. In writing: há. Existential tem (speech) vs há (writing) →
- 2alguma… que abra: subjunctive, because you don’t know if such a branch exists. Subjunctive in relative clauses →
- 3no sábado = on Saturday: em + o. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variations
- Tem alguma agência aberta no sábado?
- Vocês têm alguma agência que funcione no sábado?
- Alguma agência abre no fim de semana?