Breakdown of Visto que é uma creche nova, temos de ir lá.
ser
to be
novo
new / young
um
a / an / some (all forms)
ir
to go
ter de
to have to
lá
there (far off)
visto que
seeing that
a creche
the daycare
Questions & Answers about Visto que é uma creche nova, temos de ir lá.
Why does visto que take the indicative (é) here instead of the subjunctive?
Conjunctions that express a known cause or established fact, like visto que (seeing that) and já que (since), trigger the indicative mood. You would only use the subjunctive if you were expressing an unfulfilled condition, a doubt, or a hypothetical cause (such as with caso or sem que).
Could I start this sentence with Como instead of Visto que?
Yes, como is very commonly used at the beginning of a sentence to mean since or because (e.g., Como é uma creche nova...). However, while como usually only means since when placed at the start of a sentence, visto que can easily be placed in the middle as well (e.g., Temos de ir lá, visto que é uma creche nova).
What is the difference between ter de (temos de ir) and ter que?
In strict European Portuguese grammar, ter de expresses a strong duty or obligation (we must go there), while ter que refers to having things to do (e.g., Temos muito que fazer). In everyday spoken Portuguese, natives often use ter que for obligations too, but ter de remains the most precise and grammatically correct choice here.
Why use lá instead of ali for 'there'?
Both words translate to there, but ali generally refers to a specific location that is nearby or currently within the speaker's line of sight. Lá refers to a more distant location that is out of sight, which fits perfectly here when talking about traveling to a daycare somewhere else in town.
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