Breakdown of Para a graduação, precisamos de estar concentrados, e nós estamo-lo.
e
and
nós
we
estar
to be (temporary / location)
para
to / for
precisar de
to need
o
him/it (m)
a graduação
the grading
concentrado
concentrated
Questions & Answers about Para a graduação, precisamos de estar concentrados, e nós estamo-lo.
What exactly does the -lo in estamo-lo replace?
Why is it spelled estamo-lo instead of estamos-o?
When attaching a clitic pronoun like o to a verb that ends in -s, -z, or -r, you must drop that final consonant and change the pronoun to -lo. Here, estamos drops the final -s and the neuter clitic o becomes -lo, resulting in estamo-lo.
Why do we need the preposition de in precisamos de estar?
In European Portuguese, the verb precisar (to need) generally requires the preposition de before both nouns and infinitive verbs. While you might hear it dropped before an infinitive in very informal speech or in Brazilian Portuguese, precisar de is the standard and expected form in Portugal.
Is it necessary to include the pronoun nós in e nós estamo-lo?
Grammatically, no; the conjugation of estamo-lo already tells us the subject is 'we'. However, including nós here adds a natural conversational emphasis. It creates a stronger, punchier confirmation to contrast the previous clause: '...we need to be focused, and we are.'
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