Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
There are
three grammar features which are unique in Portuguese:
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The future subjunctive tense, e.g.:
| Portuguese | English |
| Eu te ajudarei se você me disser a verdade. | I'll help you if you tell me the truth. |
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The personal infinitive: an infinitive may agree with its subject in person and number under certain conditions, e.g.:
| Portuguese | English |
| Eu te ajudarei se você me disser a verdade. | I'll help you if you tell me the truth. |
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The mesoclitic position of unstressed object pronouns (also called mesoclisis): pronouns may appear between the verb stem and verbal endings under certain conditions, e.g.:
| Portuguese | English |
| Dar-te-ia o mundo se pudesse. | I would give you the world if I could. |
Confused? You'll find explanations to all the language features above on the Brazilian Portuguese website.
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Bem-vindos ao mundo lusófono!
Welcome to the Lusophone world! |
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