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O diretor quer ir ao concerto consigo.

O diretor quer ir ao concerto consigo.
The director wants to go to the concert with you.
From Lesson 55:The preposition com (comigo, contigo)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O diretor quer ir ao concerto consigo.

Why does the translation say "with you" if consigo usually goes with "he" or "she"?
Because the formal "you" (você) shares all its grammar rules with "he" and "she" (ele and ela). In Portugal, consigo is the standard, polite way to say "with you" to someone you address formally, like a stranger or an older person.
If the speaker was talking to a close friend, would they still use consigo?
No. If you are speaking to a friend or someone you address informally (using tu), you would use contigo instead, which means "with you" (informal).
Why do we say ao concerto instead of just a concerto?
In Portuguese, you usually include "the" before specific places and events. When the preposition a (to) meets the masculine article o (the), they merge together to form ao (to the).
Why is the verb ir left in its dictionary form here?
When you have two verbs acting together, like "wants to go", only the first verb is conjugated to match the subject (quer). The second verb stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form, which is ir.

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