Breakdown of Nós diremos toda a verdade amanhã.
nós
we
amanhã
tomorrow
dizer
to say
a verdade
the truth
todo
all / whole
Questions & Answers about Nós diremos toda a verdade amanhã.
Why is it diremos instead of dizeremos?
The verb dizer (to say or to tell) is irregular in the future tense. Instead of keeping the full infinitive and adding the ending, it drops the -ze- to form the stem dir-. Then we add the standard nós future ending -emos, giving us diremos. The verbs fazer (to do or to make) and trazer (to bring) do something very similar in this tense!
Can I use falaremos instead of diremos here?
Not really. While both relate to speaking, dizer specifically means to say or to tell a piece of information, like a secret or the truth. Falar means to speak or to talk in a more general sense, or when referring to a language.
Why is there an a after toda in toda a verdade?
In Portuguese, when you want to say the whole or all of the regarding something specific, you use todo or toda followed by the definite article (o, a, os, as). Because verdade is a feminine noun, we use toda a. Without the a, it would sound like every truth rather than the whole truth.
Do I need to include the word Nós?
No, you can drop it and just say Diremos toda a verdade amanhã. The ending -emos makes it perfectly clear that we are the ones doing the telling. Including Nós just adds a bit of emphasis.
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