Breakdown of Eu vou esperar pelo próximo evento.
eu
I
ir
to go
próximo
next
o evento
the event
esperar
to wait
pelo
for the
Questions & Answers about Eu vou esperar pelo próximo evento.
How does the near future tense work in "vou esperar"?
This sentence uses the near future, which is made by combining the present tense of the verb ir (to go) with the infinitive of the main action verb. Here, vou means "I am going" and esperar means "to wait", so together they mean "I am going to wait". This is the most common way to talk about the future in everyday Portuguese.
Where does the word "pelo" come from?
The word pelo is a required combination of the preposition por (for) and the masculine word for "the", o. In Portuguese, when you wait for something, you use the phrase esperar por. Because evento is a masculine noun, we need o, and por plus o always shrinks down to make pelo.
Why does the adjective "próximo" come before the noun "evento"?
You might remember that most adjectives in Portuguese come after the noun they describe. However, adjectives that talk about order, sequence, or time (like próximo for "next" and último for "last") are common exceptions and are almost always placed before the noun.
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