Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Além disso, eles não te querem promover. - Besides that, they don't want to promote you.

Além disso, eles não te querem promover.

Besides that, they don't want to promote you.

Breakdown of Além disso, eles não te querem promover.

you (informal object)

Questions & Answers about Além disso, eles não te querem promover.

Why is the pronoun te placed before querem instead of after it?

In European Portuguese, pronouns usually go after the verb. However, negative words like não act as "magnets" that pull the pronoun to the front of the conjugated verb. So instead of querem-te, it becomes não te querem.

Since there are two verbs (querem promover), could the pronoun te go somewhere else?

Yes! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive, you have options. The não can pull the pronoun before the first verb (não te querem promover), or you can ignore the magnet and attach the pronoun directly to the infinitive (não querem promover-te). Both are completely natural.

How does the phrase Além disso work here?

Além disso literally translates to "Beyond of this" (além + de + isso). It is the most common way to say "Besides that" or "Furthermore" when you are adding an extra point to an argument you just made.

If they didn't want to promote him (instead of you), how would the sentence change?