Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Você pode me quebrar um galho?
Could you do me a favour?
B1asking for a favourinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
vocêpronounyou3rd sing. · subjectpodeverbcanpoder · present · 3rd sing.me1object pronounmeeu · 1st sing. · indirect objectquebrar2verbbreakinfinitiveumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitegalho2nounbranchmasc. · sing.?
- você → pode: subject
- quebrar → me: object
- quebrar → galho: fixed phrase
Word for word: “You can me break a branch?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1pode me quebrar: in speech the pronoun goes right before the infinitive. Clitic placement by register & written object pronouns →
- 2quebrar um galho = to help out, do a quick favour. Isso quebra o galho = that’ll do for now.
Variations
- Você me quebra um galho?
- Pode me fazer um favor?
- Esse carregador quebra o galho por enquanto.