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A devolução chega em cinco dias.

A devolução chega em cinco dias.
The refund arrives in five days.
From Lesson 175:As viagens (fazer as malas, o miradouro)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A devolução chega em cinco dias.

Why is the present tense chega used if the refund is happening in the future?
In Portuguese, it is very common to use the present tense to talk about the near future, as long as the time frame is clear from the context (like em cinco dias). You could also say vai chegar (is going to arrive), but chega is shorter and sounds very natural.
Does devolução only mean "refund"?
It can mean "refund" (returning money), but it broadly means the "return" or "giving back" of anything. It comes from the verb devolver (to return an item or money). For example, returning a borrowed book or a shirt to a store is also a devolução.
Is em always the right word to use for "in" a certain amount of time?
Yes! When you want to say something will happen "in" a specific number of days, weeks, or months, you use em. It works just like English in this context: em cinco dias means exactly "in five days".

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