Breakdown of Não consigo perceber a tática desta jogada.
não
not / no
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
este
this (este, esta, estes, estas)
conseguir
to manage / to get / obtain
perceber
to understand, to get it
a jogada
the move (in a game)
a tática
the tactic
Questions & Answers about Não consigo perceber a tática desta jogada.
Why do we use consigo here instead of posso or sei?
We use conseguir because it expresses the mental ability or success in figuring something out. You wouldn't use saber because understanding this specific move isn't a learned skill (like swimming). You wouldn't use poder because that implies permission or physical circumstance, and nobody is forbidding you from understanding it!
Why is perceber translated as 'understand' instead of 'perceive'?
While it can mean 'to perceive', perceber is the most common everyday word for 'to understand' in Portugal. You will hear it used much more frequently than entender or compreender in spoken European Portuguese.
Why does the sentence use desta instead of dessa?
Desta is the mandatory contraction of de (of) and esta (this). You use esta rather than essa (that) because the move is happening right now, or the speaker is looking directly at it.
Does jogada only refer to sports and board games?
Literally, jogada means a play or move in a game, coming from the verb jogar (to play). But just like in English, you can also use it figuratively to describe a clever or strategic action in business, politics, or daily life.
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