Eu vou descansar depois de trabalhar.

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Breakdown of Eu vou descansar depois de trabalhar.

• trabalhar: to work
• ir: to go
• descansar: to rest
• depois de: after

Questions & Answers about Eu vou descansar depois de trabalhar.

Why do we use vou to talk about the future instead of the simple future tense (like descansarei)?

In Brazilian Portuguese, it is very common to use the present tense of ir (first-person: vou) followed by the infinitive of the main verb (descansar) as a way to express the immediate or near future. Saying Eu vou descansar is more conversational and common in everyday speech than Eu descansarei, which sounds more formal or distant.

Why is it depois de trabalhar and not just depois trabalhar?

In Portuguese, the phrase depois de is followed by a verb in the infinitive to express "after doing something." The preposition de is required here, so you have depois de trabalhar instead of just depois trabalhar. If you omit de, the sentence becomes ungrammatical.

Could I say depois que eu trabalhar instead?

Grammatically, you can say Eu vou descansar depois que eu trabalhar, but it has a slightly different structure because depois que often leads to a subordinate clause. In everyday speech, depois de trabalhar (preposition + infinitive) is more direct and common.

Is there any difference in meaning between Eu vou descansar and Eu descansarei?

Both forms refer to a future action, but Eu vou descansar is the immediate or near-future construction and is more common in daily conversation. Eu descansarei is the simple future tense, which can sound more formal or less immediate.

Do I always need eu before vou descansar?

In Portuguese, subject pronouns like eu (I) can often be omitted because the verb form typically indicates the subject. However, including eu can add emphasis. So Vou descansar depois de trabalhar is also correct and might be more commonly spoken.