Breakdown of Vou acionar a seguradora.
ir
to go (future auxiliary)
a seguradora
the insurance company
acionar
to call on; activate
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Questions & Answers about Vou acionar a seguradora.
What does vou acionar mean grammatically?
It is the very common Portuguese structure ir + infinitive:
- vou = I go / I am going
- acionar = to contact / trigger / activate / call into action
So vou acionar means I’m going to contact/involve... or I’ll contact/involve...
In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, ir + infinitive is one of the most common ways to talk about the near future.
Why is there no eu at the beginning?
Because Portuguese often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.
- vou already tells you the subject is I
- so (eu) vou acionar a seguradora and vou acionar a seguradora both work
Leaving out eu is very normal and natural in Brazilian Portuguese.
What does acionar mean here? Does it literally mean to activate?