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Quem te envia o anexo?

Quem te envia o anexo?
Who sends you the attachment?
From Lesson 91:Indirect object pronoun placement·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Quem te envia o anexo?

Why does te come before the verb here instead of after it?
In European Portuguese, pronouns normally attach to the end of the verb. However, question words like Quem (Who) act as magnets. They pull the object pronoun to the front of the verb, so we must say Quem te envia instead of Quem envia-te.
Since te refers to the informal you, why isn't the verb conjugated as envias?
The verb always agrees with the subject doing the action, not the person receiving it. Here, the subject is Quem (Who), which always takes the third-person singular form of the verb (envia). You are the one receiving the attachment (te), not the one sending it.
Is te acting as a direct or indirect object pronoun in this sentence?
It is an indirect object pronoun. The verb enviar (to send) takes a direct object for the thing being sent (o anexo) and an indirect object for the person receiving it (te, meaning to you).

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