Word
Se fores um bom esquiador e que faças isto rápido, ganhas.
Meaning
If you are a good skier and you do this fast, you win.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Se fores um bom esquiador e que faças isto rápido, ganhas.
ser
to be
e
and
isto
this
um
a / an / some (all forms)
Questions & Answers about Se fores um bom esquiador e que faças isto rápido, ganhas.
What does the word que do in the middle of this sentence?
The first verb fores is in the future subjunctive, so why is the second verb faças in the present subjunctive?
This is a specific quirk of replacing se with que. When the vicarious que replaces a conditional se, the verb that follows it shifts from the future subjunctive (fizeres) to the present subjunctive (faças).
Could I use rapidamente instead of rápido here?
Why is the final verb ganhas in the present tense instead of the future tense?
While you could use the future tense (ganharás), using the present indicative (ganhas) for the result of a likely condition is extremely common. It makes the consequence feel immediate and certain, much like saying 'you win' instead of 'you will win' in English.