Breakdown of Vou remendar a câmara de ar, nem que demore.
ir
to go
o
the
demorar
to take time
a câmara de ar
an inner tube inside a bicycle tire
Questions & Answers about Vou remendar a câmara de ar, nem que demore.
Why does vou remendar use vou + infinitive instead of a simple future form like remendarei?
In Portuguese, ir + infinitive is a very common way to talk about the future, especially in everyday speech.
So vou remendar means something like I’m going to mend/patch. It sounds natural and conversational.
The simple future, remendarei, is grammatical, but it usually sounds:
- more formal,
- more literary,
- or less common in normal spoken language.
So in ordinary European Portuguese, vou remendar is exactly what you would expect.
What does remendar mean exactly? Is it the same as consertar or reparar?
Remendar means to mend, to patch, or to fix by patching.
It suggests repairing something by covering or closing a hole, tear, or damaged area. That makes it a very good choice for an inner tube, because you often repair it with a patch.
Compared with other verbs:
- remendar = to patch/mend
- consertar = to fix
- reparar = to repair
So remendar is more specific than consertar or reparar. In this sentence, it gives the idea of a practical, hands-on patch repair.
What exactly does câmara de ar mean, and why is there no article after ?