Word
Vou responder ao e-mail da empresa amanhã de manhã.
Meaning
I will reply to the company's email tomorrow morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Vou responder ao e-mail da empresa amanhã de manhã.
amanhã
tomorrow
ir
to go (future auxiliary)
da
of the
de manhã
in the morning
Questions & Answers about Vou responder ao e-mail da empresa amanhã de manhã.
Why is it vou responder instead of a single future-tense verb?
In Brazilian Portuguese, the construction ir + infinitive is very common for talking about the future.
- vou responder = I am going to reply / I will reply
- vou is the present tense of ir for eu
- responder stays in the infinitive
There is also a simple future form:
- responderei ao e-mail da empresa amanhã de manhã
That is correct, but in everyday speech vou responder sounds much more natural and common.
Why is the subject eu missing?
Portuguese often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.
- vou already tells you the subject is eu = I
- So (Eu) vou responder... and Vou responder... both mean the same thing
Portuguese does this much more than English. The pronoun can be included for emphasis, contrast, or clarity, but it is not necessary here.
Why is it responder ao e-mail and not just responder o e-mail?