Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict
Vamos baixar o tom e voltar ao assunto?
Shall we tone it down and get back to the point?
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Why every word is where it is
Vamos1verblet'sir · present · 1st pl.baixar2verblowerinfinitiveo2determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitetom2nountonemasc. · sing.econjunctionandvoltar3verbgo backinfinitiveao3prepositionto thea+o · masc. · sing. · definiteassuntonounsubjectmasc. · sing.?
- Vamos → baixar: ir + infinitive
- Vamos → voltar: ir + infinitive
- voltar → ao: voltar a
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Vamos + infinitive as a question = "shall we…?": a collective proposal. ir + infinitive: the spoken future →
- 2baixar o tom = "tone it down".
- 3voltar a + o = voltar ao.