Eu acabei de receber a fatura e vou pagar pelo aplicativo.

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Breakdown of Eu acabei de receber a fatura e vou pagar pelo aplicativo.

• e: and
• ir: to go (future auxiliary)
• pagar: to pay

Questions & Answers about Eu acabei de receber a fatura e vou pagar pelo aplicativo.

Why does Portuguese use acabei de + infinitive here?

Acabei de + infinitive is a very common way to say you did something just now / recently.

• Eu acabei de receber... = I’ve just received...
  Grammatically, acabei is the verb acabar conjugated in the pretérito perfeito (simple past), and it’s followed by de
  • an infinitive (receber).

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Can I drop Eu and just say Acabei de receber a fatura...?

Yes. In Brazilian Portuguese, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• (Eu) acabei de receber a fatura... is natural either way.
  Including eu can add emphasis or clarity, especially in longer contexts.

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Why is it acabei and not acaba or acabou?

Because the speaker is I:

• eu acabei = I just finished / I’ve just
• você/ele/ela acabou = you/he/she just
• nós acabamos = we just
  So acabei matches eu.

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