Breakdown of Eu concordo com você, mas quero ouvir a opinião da Ana também.
Questions & Answers about Eu concordo com você, mas quero ouvir a opinião da Ana também.
Why is com used after concordo?
Can I leave out Eu?
Yes. In Portuguese, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the subject.
So both are natural:
- Eu concordo com você...
- Concordo com você...
Keeping eu can add a little emphasis, contrast, or clarity.
Could I say concordo contigo instead of concordo com você?
Yes, concordo contigo is correct. It also means I agree with you.
In Brazilian Portuguese, though, com você is usually the most neutral and widely usable form. Contigo may sound more tied to regions or situations where tu is more common.
So for a learner, concordo com você is a very safe, natural choice.
Why is it quero ouvir and not a conjugated second verb?
After querer and many other verbs, the next verb stays in the infinitive.
So:
- quero ouvir = I want to hear
- quero falar = I want to speak
- quero entender = I want to understand
This works much like English want to + verb.
What is the difference between ouvir and escutar?
In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, they are often very close in meaning, and many people use them almost interchangeably.
A common rough distinction is:
- ouvir = to hear / to listen
- escutar = to listen, sometimes with a sense of more active attention
So in this sentence, quero ouvir a opinião da Ana is completely natural. You could also hear quero escutar a opinião da Ana, but ouvir is very common.
Why is there a before opinião?
Because a opinião da Ana refers to a specific opinion: Ana’s opinion.
Portuguese uses definite articles more often than English, especially with specific nouns. So:
- quero ouvir a opinião da Ana = I want to hear Ana’s opinion
Without the article, the phrase would sound less natural here.
What does da mean in da Ana?
Da is a contraction of:
- de + a = da
So:
- a opinião da Ana literally corresponds to the opinion of Ana
- naturally in English: Ana’s opinion
Portuguese very often contracts prepositions with articles like this:
- de + o = do
- de + a = da
- em + a = na
- a + o = ao
Why is there an article before Ana?
In many varieties of Brazilian Portuguese, people often use a definite article before a person’s first name:
- a Ana
- o João
So de + a Ana becomes da Ana.
This is very common and natural in Brazil, especially in speech. In some regions or styles, you may also see de Ana without the article. Both exist, but da Ana sounds very normal in Brazilian Portuguese.
Why is também at the end? Could it go somewhere else?
Yes, também can move, but its position affects the emphasis.
In this sentence:
- quero ouvir a opinião da Ana também
the idea is I want to hear Ana’s opinion too / as well.
If you move it:
- Eu também concordo com você... = I also agree with you
- mas também quero ouvir... = but I also want to hear...
So the final também is natural because it highlights the extra opinion being added.
Is mas the same as mais?
What do the accent marks in opinião and também tell me?
They mainly help show stress and pronunciation.
- opinião: the stressed part is the final -ão
- também: the stressed part is -bém
A few useful notes:
- ã in opinião is nasal
- final -ão is a very common Brazilian Portuguese ending
- final -ém in também is also stressed and nasalized
So the accents are not optional spelling marks; they are part of the correct written form and help guide pronunciation.
Is this sentence natural in Brazilian Portuguese, or is there a more native-sounding way to say it?
Yes, this sentence is very natural in Brazilian Portuguese.
Eu concordo com você, mas quero ouvir a opinião da Ana também.
It sounds conversational, clear, and idiomatic. A speaker might make small changes depending on tone or emphasis, for example:
- Concordo com você, mas também quero ouvir a opinião da Ana.
- Concordo com você, mas quero ouvir o que a Ana acha também.
But your original sentence already sounds like something a native speaker could naturally say.
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