Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje.

I need to deliver the report today.

Breakdown of Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje.

• eu: I
• hoje: today
• precisar: to need
• o relatório: the report
• entregar: to deliver

Questions & Answers about Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje.

Can I drop the subject pronoun “eu”?

Yes. Because verb endings show the subject, Brazilians often say Preciso entregar o relatório hoje. Keeping Eu adds emphasis or clarity; both are fine.

Is there a difference between preciso and tenho que/tenho de?

• Preciso = “I need (to).” Neutral necessity.
• Tenho que (or tenho de) = “I have to.” Slightly stronger/obligation; extremely common in speech.
• Devo = “I should/ought to,” weaker, advice-like. All can fit the sentence: Eu preciso/tenho que/devo entregar o relatório hoje, with the nuances above.

Why isn’t there de after preciso here?

In Brazilian Portuguese, with a verb in the infinitive you normally use precisar without de: Preciso entregar. Use de before a noun: Preciso de ajuda. The form preciso de entregar is European Portuguese and sounds odd in Brazil.

Do I need the article o before relatório?

Use o relatório when a specific report is meant (most cases). Use um relatório if it’s any report, not a particular one. Dropping the article entirely is usually not natural here.

Where can I put hoje?

• Neutral: Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje.
• Emphasis on “today”: Hoje eu preciso entregar o relatório.
• Eu preciso hoje entregar o relatório is possible but marked/formal; most Brazilians avoid that placement.

How do I say “I need to hand it in today” (replace “the report” with “it”)?

• Standard/widely accepted: Eu preciso entregá-lo hoje. (Attach -lo to the infinitive; drop the final -r and add an acute accent: entregar → entregá-lo.)
• Colloquial Brazil: Preciso entregar ele hoje. (Using ele as a direct object; common in speech but not preferred in formal writing.) Avoid Eu o preciso entregar, which sounds unnatural in Brazil.

Any pronunciation tips for these words?

• Eu: like “eh-oo,” often reduced to a quick “eu.”
• preciso: stress on the second syllable, pre-SI-zo; s between vowels sounds like “z.”
• entregar: the first vowel is slightly nasal; hard g before a; final r is often soft/aspirated in many regions.
• relatório: initial r is a guttural “h” sound; stress on -tó-: re-la-TÓ-rio; final -rio sounds like “ryoo.”
• hoje: the j is “zh” (like French j): “HO-zhe”; the initial h is silent.

What tense is preciso, and how would I talk about the future?

Preciso is present indicative of precisar (1st person singular). For the future, Brazilians usually say Vou precisar entregar o relatório hoje or simply Vou entregar o relatório hoje. The synthetic future Entregarei exists but sounds formal in speech.

Is entregar irregular?

It’s regular in its endings. Spelling changes keep the hard “g”:

• 1st person preterite: entreguei (not “entregei”).
• Present subjunctive/imperative: que eu entregue, entregue!

Can I say até hoje to mean “by today”?

Be careful: até hoje often means “up to this day/so far” (e.g., Até hoje, ninguém sabe.). For deadlines, prefer:

• até o fim do dia = by the end of the day
• ainda hoje/hoje ainda = later today, today still Or just hoje if the context already implies a deadline.

How do I make it negative or a yes/no question?

• Negative: Eu não preciso entregar o relatório hoje. (não goes before the verb.)
• Question (with rising intonation): Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje? You can also front hoje: Hoje eu preciso entregar o relatório?

What’s a more formal or impersonal way to say this?

• É necessário entregar o relatório hoje.
• Devo entregar o relatório hoje. (slightly formal/cautious tone)
• In very formal contexts (academia/government): Preciso submeter o relatório hoje or É necessário submeter o relatório hoje.

Is entregar the same as apresentar?

Not exactly:

• entregar = to hand in/submit (physically or digitally).
• apresentar = to present/show (e.g., give a presentation). You might submit and later present the report: entregar o relatório and apresentar o relatório.

What gender is relatório, and how does that affect agreement?

Relatório is masculine: o relatório, pronoun ele. Adjectives agree: o relatório final, os relatórios mensais.

Can I omit the object if it’s understood?

Yes: Preciso entregar hoje is possible if the context makes the object obvious. In isolation, it’s clearer to keep o relatório.

Any Brazil vs. Portugal differences I should know here?

• Portugal commonly uses precisar de before a verb: Preciso de entregar...; Brazil prefers Preciso entregar...
• Enclisis (attaching pronouns to finite verbs) is more common in Portugal. In Brazil, you’ll more often attach to the infinitive (entregá-lo) or use a tonic pronoun in speech (entregar ele).

How can I stress urgency?

Add intensifiers:

• Eu preciso entregar o relatório hoje mesmo. = today for sure, specifically today.
• Eu tenho que entregar o relatório ainda hoje. = still today, before the day ends.