Breakdown of Eu juro que farei tudo pela nação.
eu
I
fazer
to do
por
through / by / for / because of
tudo
everything
que
that (conjunction)
a nação
the nation
jurar
to swear
Questions & Answers about Eu juro que farei tudo pela nação.
How is the future tense of fazer formed in this sentence?
In this sentence, farei is the 'eu' (I) form of the future tense for fazer (to do/make). Instead of adding the ending to the full infinitive (which would incorrectly be 'fazerei'), fazer uses the irregular stem far-. Then you just add the regular future ending for 'eu', which is -ei, giving us farei.
Could I say vou fazer instead of farei?
Yes! In everyday spoken Portuguese, it is much more common to use vou fazer (I am going to do) rather than the simple future tense farei. However, farei sounds more formal, dramatic, or solemn, which perfectly fits a strong statement like swearing an oath to the nation.
Why does the sentence use pela instead of para a for 'for the'?
We use pela (a contraction of por + a) because here 'for' means 'on behalf of' or 'for the sake of' the nation. While para is generally used for a physical destination or a specific recipient, por is used when expressing a cause, a motive, or doing something on behalf of something else.
Is tudo related to todo?
Yes, they are related but used differently. Tudo is an invariable pronoun that means 'everything' or 'all' as a general concept, which is why it stands alone here without a noun. Todo (and its forms toda, todos, todas) usually acts as an adjective meaning 'all of' or 'every' and has to match the noun it describes, like in toda a nação (the whole nation).
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