Breakdown of É preciso que não percas o crachá.
não
not / no
perder
to lose
que
that (conjunction)
é preciso
it is necessary
o crachá
the badge
Questions & Answers about É preciso que não percas o crachá.
Why is percas in the subjunctive here instead of the normal present tense?
The phrase é preciso que (it is necessary that) expresses a need or requirement, which triggers the subjunctive mood in Portuguese. Whenever you have an impersonal expression like this followed by que, the next verb usually needs to be in the present subjunctive, like percas (from the verb perder).
How do we get the form percas from the verb perder?
To form the present subjunctive, you usually start with the eu form of the present indicative tense. For perder (to lose), that is perco. Then, you drop the -o and add the subjunctive endings. Since perder is an -er verb, the tu ending is -as, giving us percas.
Who is the subject of percas, and why isn't the pronoun included in the sentence?
The word crachá has an accent on the last letter. Does that change how it is pronounced?
Yes! The acute accent on the final á tells you to put the stress on that last syllable (cra-CHÁ) and to pronounce it with an open 'a' sound, like the 'a' in the English word 'father'. Without the accent, Portuguese pronunciation rules would naturally put the stress on the first syllable instead.
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