O que você quer ver agora?

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Breakdown of O que você quer ver agora?

• agora: now
• querer: to want
• o que: what
• ver: to see

Questions & Answers about O que você quer ver agora?

Why do we say O que instead of just Que?

In Portuguese, O que is used when asking What? in a more direct question form. While Que can also mean What, it’s sometimes used differently or in more fixed expressions. Using O que is the standard way to start an open-ended question like O que você quer...?

Why is the word você used here instead of tu?

In Brazilian Portuguese, você is the most common form of addressing someone. Tu is also used in some regions (especially in the South and in informal contexts in the Northeast), but você is standard in most of Brazil. Both mean you, but você is simply more widely used and accepted in modern Brazilian Portuguese.

What’s the difference between quer ver and quer assistir?

Both can mean you want to watch something, but quer ver is more general and can also include just seeing or looking at something. Quer assistir leans more specifically toward wants to watch (often used with shows, movies, or TV). So if you’re talking about watching a movie or a series, you could use either, but quer ver is a bit more casual and broad.

Why is agora at the end of the sentence?

In Portuguese, agora (meaning now) can naturally go at the end of a question or sentence to emphasize the current time. You might sometimes see it before the verb, but it’s very common to place agora at the end when asking what someone wants to do at this moment.

Could someone say O que quer ver você agora? instead?

While O que quer ver você agora? might be understood, it sounds awkward and is not the typical word order. In Portuguese, the subject (você) often comes before the verb. So, O que você quer ver agora? is the correct and natural-sounding structure.