Breakdown of O encontro é às dez horas. O diretor vai consigo.
ser
to be
dez
ten
ao
to the / at the (m.sg; f.sg à, m.pl aos, f.pl às)
a hora
the hour
Questions & Answers about O encontro é às dez horas. O diretor vai consigo.
Why does this sentence use consigo for "with you" instead of contigo?
Consigo is the formal way to say "with you", corresponding to você. Contigo is the informal "with you", used with tu. Given the professional context of a meeting and a director, the formal register makes sense here. Keep in mind that consigo can also mean "with him" or "with her" depending on who you are talking about!
Why is there an accent on às in às dez horas?
The word às is a contraction of the preposition a (at) and the plural feminine definite article as (the). In Portuguese, we use the definite article when telling time because horas (hours) is a feminine plural noun. The accent shows this "sandwich" of words: a + as = às.
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) for the time of the meeting?
The English translation says "is going", but doesn't vai just mean "goes"?