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Portuguese (Portugal)

### Official Corporate Language

Formal documents, such as corporate apologies, use elevated vocabulary to set a professional tone.

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### Dropping "Que" in Formal Requests

In standard Portuguese, verbs expressing requests, hopes, or commands—like **esperar** (to hope), **pedir** (to ask), and **solicitar** (to request)—are followed by the conjunction **que** and the subjunctive mood. 

However, in **highly formal written Portuguese**, **que** is frequently omitted. For example, instead of *Esperamos que compreendam* (We hope that you understand), a corporate letter might simply state *Esperamos compreendam*. The verb that follows still takes the subjunctive.

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This structure sounds extremely polished and authoritative, but it is strictly reserved for official writing. You will not hear it in everyday conversation.

### Applying the Rule

Here is this formal structure applied to more corporate vocabulary. In each case, the main verb jumps directly into the subjunctive without a **que**.

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Let's bring the vocabulary and grammar together in one comprehensive corporate apology:

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Omitting the conjunction (que)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
esteemed	estimado
Esteemed shareholders, we want to apologize.	Estimados acionistas, queremos pedir desculpa.
the board of directors	a administração
deeply (profoundly)	profundamente
The board of directors deeply regrets the mistake.	A administração lamenta profundamente o erro.
the drop (decrease)	a quebra
The drop in profits was a shock to the board of directors.	A quebra nos lucros foi um choque para a administração.
We hope you understand this unexpected drop.	Esperamos compreendam esta quebra inesperada.
We ask that you accept our apology.	Solicitamos aceitem o nosso pedido de desculpas.
to assure	assegurar
We want to assure you that we did nothing wrong.	Queremos assegurar que não fizemos nada de errado.
the transparency	a transparência
Transparency is a value we do not give up.	A transparência é o valor de que não abdicamos.
We ask that you ensure maximum transparency in the operation.	Pedimos assegurem a máxima transparência na operação.
to resume	retomar
the dividend	o dividendo
quarterly	trimestral
We decided to resume the quarterly dividend.	Decidimos retomar o dividendo trimestral.
We hope you regain trust in our management.	Esperamos retomem a confiança na nossa gestão.
to minimize	minimizar
The company tries to minimize the impact on the dividend.	A empresa tenta minimizar o impacto no dividendo.
Esteemed colleagues, we request that you minimize the quarterly expense.	Estimados colegas, solicitamos minimizem a despesa trimestral.
Esteemed shareholders, we deeply regret the quarterly drop and hope you understand the situation.	Estimados acionistas, lamentamos profundamente a quebra trimestral e esperamos compreendam a situação.