Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Você me dá uma força com a mudança?
Can you give me a hand with the move?
B1asking for helpinformalpt-BR-splearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
vocêpronounyou3rd sing. · subjectme1object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectdá2verbgivedar · present · 3rd sing.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefiniteforça2nounhand (help)fem. · sing.comprepositionwithadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitemudança3nounmovefem. · sing.?
- você → dá: subject
- dá → me: object
- dá → força: fixed phrase
- força → com: preposition
Word for word: “You me give a strength with the move?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1me dá: the pronoun goes between the subject and the verb in Brazilian speech. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2dar uma força = to give someone a hand. Valeu pela força! = thanks for the help!
- 3a mudança = moving house (also "change"). Mudar = to move, with no se.
Variations
- Me dá uma força aqui?
- Você pode me ajudar com a mudança?
- Valeu pela força!