Guarde o comprovante, porque o depósito pode demorar para entrar na conta.

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Breakdown of Guarde o comprovante, porque o depósito pode demorar para entrar na conta.

• porque: because
• demorar: to take (time)
• a conta: the account

Questions & Answers about Guarde o comprovante, porque o depósito pode demorar para entrar na conta.

Why is it guarde and not guardar or guarda?

Guarde is an imperative form, meaning it is used to give an instruction or command.

In this sentence, it is the command form used with você (or sometimes o senhor / a senhora in a formal context). In Brazilian Portuguese, commands for você usually use the present subjunctive form:

• guardar = to keep, to save
• guarde = keep / save

So:

• Guarde o comprovante = Keep the receipt

Guardar is just the infinitive, so it would not work as a normal command here.

Guarda could be a tu command in some varieties, but this sentence is clearly using the very common Brazilian você style.

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What exactly does comprovante mean?

Comprovante means a document that proves something happened.

In a banking context, it usually means:

• a receipt
• a transaction slip
• a proof of payment
• a deposit receipt

So here it is the paper or digital record showing that the deposit was made.

It is broader than just receipt in some situations, because comprovante always has the idea of proof or evidence.

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