Eu preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

I need to change the account holder.

Breakdown of Eu preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

• eu: I
• precisar: to need
• da: of the
• a conta: the account

Questions & Answers about Eu preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

Why is eu included? I thought Portuguese often drops subject pronouns.

Yes—Brazilian Portuguese often leaves out the subject pronoun when the verb already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.
• Eu preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

Both are natural.

Including eu can add:

• emphasis: I need to do it
• contrast: someone else doesn’t, but I do
• clarity in conversation

In neutral speech, many Brazilians would simply say Preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

Why is there no de after preciso?

This is a very common question.

In Brazilian Portuguese, precisar usually works like this:

• precisar de + noun
  
  • Preciso de ajuda.
• precisar + infinitive
  
  • Preciso trocar a titularidade da conta.

So here, because trocar is an infinitive verb, de is normally not used.

Compare:

• Preciso de dinheiro.
• Preciso falar com ela.

That pattern is very standard in Brazil.