Se avançarmos com calma, vamos terminar o projeto hoje.

If we move forward calmly, we are going to finish the project today.

Breakdown of Se avançarmos com calma, vamos terminar o projeto hoje.

• hoje: today
• ir: to go
• nós: we
• terminar: to finish

Questions & Answers about Se avançarmos com calma, vamos terminar o projeto hoje.

Why is avançarmos used here instead of avançamos?

Because after se when you are talking about a future possibility or condition, Portuguese normally uses the future subjunctive.

So:

• Se avançarmos com calma = If we move ahead / proceed calmly
• not Se avançamos... in this meaning

This is one of the most common patterns in Portuguese:

• Se tivermos tempo, vamos sair. = If we have time, we’ll go out.
• Se fores cedo, apanhas o comboio. = If you go early, you catch the train.

For avançar, the future subjunctive form for nós is avançarmos.

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What exactly does avançar mean in this sentence?

Here avançar does not necessarily mean a literal physical advance. It means something like:

• to move forward
• to make progress
• to proceed

So Se avançarmos com calma suggests:

• If we keep moving forward steadily
• If we proceed calmly
• If we make progress without rushing

In work or project contexts, avançar is very common in Portuguese.

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