Word
Ela vai visitar-nos.
Meaning
She is going to visit us.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ela vai visitar-nos.
Why is there a hyphen in visitar-nos?
In European Portuguese, direct object pronouns like nos (us) are usually attached to the end of the verb with a hyphen. Because visitar is in its basic dictionary form (the infinitive), the pronoun just tags along at the very end.
Can I put nos before the verb instead, like Ela nos vai visitar?
In Portugal, it is much more common and naturally correct to attach the pronoun to the end of the main verb in a sentence like this. Standard European Portuguese strongly prefers visitar-nos, even though you might hear the pronoun placed before the verb in Brazilian Portuguese.
Does nos change if the group of people being visited is all female?