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Vou chamar um carro de aplicativo.
I'm going to order a ride on an app.
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Why every word is where it is
Vou1verbI'm going toir · present · 1st sing.chamar2verbcall, orderinfinitiveumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitecarronouncarmasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromaplicativo3nounappmasc. · sing..
- Vou → chamar: ir + infinitive: future
- chamar → carro: object of chamar
- carro → aplicativo: carro de + noun: type of car
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Vou chamar: ir + infinitive, the spoken future, with no a. ir + infinitive: the spoken future →
- 2chamar = to call someone over or order a ride. A phone call is ligar.
- 3aplicativo (often just app) is the Brazilian word for an app: carro de aplicativo = ride-hailing car.
Variations
- Vou chamar um Uber.
- Vou pedir um carro pelo aplicativo.
- Vou pegar um carro de aplicativo.