Word
Ou aceitas a oferta ou perdes a vantagem.
Meaning
Either you accept the offer or you lose the advantage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ou aceitas a oferta ou perdes a vantagem.
perder
to lose
ou
or
aceitar
to accept
a oferta
the offer
Questions & Answers about Ou aceitas a oferta ou perdes a vantagem.
Why is ou used twice in this sentence?
The pair ou ... ou is a correlative conjunction that translates to "either ... or". Just like in English, using them together sets up a strict choice between two options. The first ou acts as "either", and the second acts as "or".
Could I use quer ... quer here instead of ou ... ou?
Not without changing the meaning completely. While both are correlative conjunctions, ou ... ou gives a choice ("either ... or"), whereas quer ... quer means the outcome happens regardless ("whether ... or"). Because this sentence presents an ultimatum, ou ... ou is the only one that makes sense here.
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
It is hidden in the verbs! Both aceitas and perdes are conjugated in the tu (informal "you") form, which typically ends in an -s in the present tense. Because the verb endings make the subject perfectly clear, European Portuguese usually drops the pronoun tu.