Breakdown of Vamos começar a auditoria amanhã de manhã.
começar
to begin
ir
to go
amanhã
tomorrow
de manhã
in the morning
a auditoria
the audit
Questions & Answers about Vamos começar a auditoria amanhã de manhã.
I often see começar a followed by a verb. Is the a in this sentence part of that same grammatical structure?
No, it is a completely different word! When you start an action, you use the preposition a followed by an infinitive verb (like começar a trabalhar). But here, you are starting a noun. The a before auditoria is just the feminine definite article meaning "the".
Since our current lesson is about ficar a (to end up doing/knowing), how would I use that here to say "We will find out about the audit tomorrow morning"?
Why use the structure vamos começar instead of the actual future tense word começaremos?
While começaremos is grammatically correct, the true future tense sounds quite formal and is mostly reserved for written or journalistic Portuguese. In everyday spoken Portuguese, expressing a planned future event—especially one happening as soon as tomorrow—is almost always done using the verb ir plus an infinitive, exactly like vamos começar.
Why do we say amanhã de manhã instead of translating "tomorrow morning" without a preposition?
In Portuguese, you cannot just stick "tomorrow" and "morning" together as compound nouns. When linking words like yesterday, today, or tomorrow to a specific time of day, you must connect them with the preposition de. This gives us set phrases like amanhã de manhã (tomorrow morning), hoje de tarde (this afternoon), and ontem de noite (last night).
Learn Vamos começar a auditoria amanhã de manhã and more in Portuguese
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free