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Ele insistiu em vir connosco.

Ele insistiu em vir connosco.
He insisted on coming with us.
From Lesson 315:Verbos com preposição fixa (insistir em)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Ele insistiu em vir connosco.

connosco
with us
vir
to come
insistir
to insist

Questions & Answers about Ele insistiu em vir connosco.

English uses "on" here, so why does Portuguese use em?
Many Portuguese verbs are paired with a specific preposition that doesn't match its English equivalent. The verb insistir requires the preposition em. When learning new verbs, it is always a good idea to memorize the preposition that goes with them as a set phrase: insistir em (to insist on).
Why is the infinitive vir used instead of a gerund like vindo (coming)?
In English, we use a gerund after a preposition ("on coming"). But in Portuguese, the rule is different: whenever a verb comes directly after a preposition (like em, de, a, or por), it must stay in its infinitive (dictionary) form. That's why it is em vir.
I've sometimes seen "with us" spelled as conosco. Why does it have two Ns in this sentence?
Connosco (with a double "n") is the correct spelling in European Portuguese. The spelling conosco (with a single "n") is the standard in Brazilian Portuguese. Since you are focusing on the Portuguese spoken in Portugal, you should always write it with two Ns.

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