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
ir
to go
o diretor
the director
consigo
with you (formal)
o encontro
the meeting (casual or encounter)
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"?
In Portuguese, the simple present tense is very flexible. A word like vai can mean "goes", but it is also perfectly normal to use it for actions happening right now or in the near future, which translates naturally to "is going" in English.
Learn O encontro é às dez horas. O diretor vai consigo and more in Portuguese
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free