Phrase · 🕊️ Managing conflict

Vamos tentar chegar a um meio-termo?

Shall we try to meet halfway?

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Why every word is where it is

Vamos1verblet'sir · present · 1st pl.tentar1verbtryinfinitivechegar2verbreachinfinitivea2prepositiontoumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitemeio-termo2nounmiddle groundmasc. · sing.?

Vamos → tentar: vamos + infinitive
tentar → chegar: tentar + infinitive
chegar → a: chegar a

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
A question with Vamos tentar…? turns a demand into a joint proposal.
2
chegar a um meio-termo = "reach a compromise", with the norm's chegar a. Formal regência (normative verb government) →

Variations

Que tal a gente chegar a um meio-termo?