Breakdown of Já não nos vemos presencialmente, mas hoje vou aí.
mas
but
hoje
today
ir
to go
ver
to see
nos
us
aí
there (near you)
já não
no longer
presencialmente
in person
Questions & Answers about Já não nos vemos presencialmente, mas hoje vou aí.
Why does the Portuguese sentence use vou aí instead of a translation for 'I am coming'?
Could I use lá instead of aí at the end of the sentence?
Not if you mean 'to where you are.' aí refers to the space near the listener. If you used lá, it would mean 'over there' in a third location, away from both the speaker and the listener.
Why is the pronoun nos placed before the verb in já não nos vemos?
Negative words like não act as 'magnets' in European Portuguese. They pull the pronoun to the position immediately before the verb. If the sentence were positive, it would be vemo-nos.
What does já não add to the meaning compared to just não?
já não means 'no longer' or 'not anymore.' It emphasizes that you used to see each other in person, but that situation has changed. Just saying não nos vemos would simply mean 'we do not see each other' without that contrast.
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