Word
Ao ligar para o pós-venda, o cliente pediu a devolução.
Meaning
Upon calling the after-sales, the client asked for the return.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ao ligar para o pós-venda, o cliente pediu a devolução.
para
to / for
o cliente
the client
ligar
to call
pedir
to ask for
Questions & Answers about Ao ligar para o pós-venda, o cliente pediu a devolução.
How does the prefix pós- work in pós-venda, and what are the rules for the hyphen?
The prefix pós- means "after" (post-). Because it is a stressed prefix (indicated by the acute accent), Portuguese spelling rules dictate that it must always be connected to the following word with a hyphen. Other common examples include pós-guerra (post-war) and pós-graduação (postgraduate studies).
Why is it masculine (o pós-venda) if the base word venda is feminine (a venda)?
Ao ligar is translated as "Upon calling". Could I just use a phrase with quando (when) instead?
Yes, but you would need to conjugate the verb. You could say Quando ligou... (When he called...). However, using ao + infinitive is an incredibly common, elegant, and concise way in Portuguese to express two actions happening simultaneously. At a B2 level, confidently using ao + infinitive will make your Portuguese sound much more native.
In English we say the client "asked for the return", but here it's just pediu a devolução. Why is there no preposition?