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Questions & Answers about Nós comemos logo.
I learned the word logo in the phrase até logo (see you later). What exactly does it mean here?
Logo is an adverb of time that generally means "soon" or "shortly." In the common greeting até logo, you are literally saying "until soon." In this sentence, it tells us that the eating will happen very soon.
Why is the present tense verb comemos used if the action is happening in the future?
In Portuguese, it is very common to use the present tense to talk about a planned action in the near future. Adding a time word like logo makes it clear that the action hasn't happened yet.
Wait, isn't comemos also the past tense word for "we ate"?
Yes, it is! For regular verbs ending in -er like comer, the nós form is exactly the same in both the present tense and the simple past tense. Context clues like logo tell you which timeframe is meant.
Can I drop the pronoun nós and just say Comemos logo?
Absolutely. Because the -emos ending of comemos is only ever used for nós (we), the pronoun itself is optional. Portuguese speakers usually drop it unless they want to add extra emphasis.