Breakdown of O gestor que conheces gere o projeto novo.
novo
new / young
conhecer
to meet / to get to know / discover
o projeto
the project
que
who / which / that (relative)
o gestor
the manager (administrator)
gerir
to manage (to administrate / run)
Questions & Answers about O gestor que conheces gere o projeto novo.
In English, we can skip the word "that" and just say "The manager you know". Can I drop que here?
No, in Portuguese you must always include the relative pronoun que to connect the two parts of the sentence. You cannot say O gestor conheces.
Since the manager is a person, shouldn't we use quem (who) instead of que (that)?
The word que is very versatile! As a relative pronoun, it translates to "who", "whom", "that", or "which" and can refer to both people and things. We generally only use quem when it directly follows a preposition (like de quem or com quem). Since there is no preposition here, que is the correct choice.
It looks confusing to have two verbs side-by-side (conheces gere). How do I know who is doing which action?
You can tell by looking at the verb endings. conheces is in the tu (you) form, so it means "you know". gere is the ele/ela (he/she) form, referring back to the main subject of the sentence, O gestor (the manager). The sentence is split into two connected thoughts: you know the manager, and the manager manages the project.
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