Breakdown of Solicitamos aceitem o nosso pedido de desculpas.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
nosso
our (m/f/pl: nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas)
a desculpa
the excuse
o
him/it (m)
aceitar
to accept
o pedido
the request
solicitar
to request
Questions & Answers about Solicitamos aceitem o nosso pedido de desculpas.
Why is there no que between solicitamos and aceitem?
In highly formal writing, such as business or official correspondence, the conjunction que is sometimes omitted before a verb in the subjunctive. In everyday language, you would say Solicitamos que aceitem, but dropping the que elevates the formality here.
Why is aceitar conjugated in the subjunctive (aceitem) in this sentence?
The verb solicitar expresses a request or desire. Just like with pedir or querer, verbs of requesting trigger the subjunctive in the following clause because they refer to a desired action rather than an established fact.
Who is the implied subject of aceitem?
Why say o nosso pedido de desculpas instead of just as nossas desculpas?
Pedido de desculpas literally translates to a request for apologies and is the standard, highly formal way to say apology as a noun phrase in Portuguese. While aceitem as nossas desculpas is grammatically correct, using pedido de desculpas perfectly matches the elevated, professional tone set by solicitamos.
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