Breakdown of Partilho o ficheiro contigo porque deves ver a apresentação.
ver
to see
contigo
with you
porque
because
dever
should / ought to
o ficheiro
the file
a apresentação
the presentation
partilhar
to share (experiences, resources, etc.)
Questions & Answers about Partilho o ficheiro contigo porque deves ver a apresentação.
Why is contigo used here instead of the indirect object pronoun te?
The indirect object pronouns you've been learning (like te or lhe) typically replace the preposition a (to) plus a person. However, the verb partilhar (to share) specifically requires the preposition com (with). When you use com, you can't use a clitic pronoun; instead, you must use prepositional pronouns. Here, com + ti (informal 'you') merges into the single word contigo.
How do we know who is sharing and who must see if the words for "I" and "you" aren't in the sentence?
In Portuguese, you can drop subject pronouns like eu (I) and tu (you) because the conjugated verb endings already give the subject away. Partilho ends in -o, which signals the first-person "I", and deves ends in -s, which signals the informal "you".
Why is the verb ver left in its infinitive (dictionary) form?
Does ficheiro refer to a physical paper file or a computer file?
In European Portuguese, ficheiro is the standard word for a digital computer file (like a document, PDF, or image). If you wanted to talk about a physical file folder or binder, you would usually say pasta (which, confusingly enough, is also the word for a digital computer folder!).
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