Phrase · 🏦 Bank & paperwork
Tenho que vir pessoalmente ou dá pra resolver pela internet?
Do I have to come in person, or can I sort it out online?
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Why every word is where it is
Tenho1verbI haveter · present · 1st sing.que1conjunctiontovir1verbcomeinfinitivepessoalmenteadverbin personouconjunctionordá2verbis it possibledar · present · 3rd sing.pra2prepositionto / forpararesolververbsort outinfinitivepela3prepositionthrough thepor · fem. · sing. · definiteinternet3nouninternetfem. · sing.?
- Tenho → vir: governs
- dá → resolver: governs
- resolver → pela: preposition
- pela → internet: agreement
Word for word: “(I) have that to-come personally or gives for to-resolve by-the internet?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tenho que vir: vir (come here) because you’re talking to that office. Going somewhere else would be ir. Deixis: ir/vir, levar/trazer →
- 2dá pra + infinitive = is it possible to. Spoken; pra = para. por vs para (first pass) →
- 3pela internet = online: por + a. A internet is feminine. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variations
- Tenho que ir pessoalmente ou dá para resolver pela internet?
- Dá pra fazer tudo online?
- Precisa ser presencial?