Breakdown of Quando o juiz vier ao tribunal, o advogado dirá a verdade.
a
to / at (direction)
quando
when
dizer
to say
a verdade
the truth
vir
to come
o juiz
the judge
o tribunal
the court
o advogado
the lawyer
Questions & Answers about Quando o juiz vier ao tribunal, o advogado dirá a verdade.
Why is the verb "to come" written as vier here instead of the future tense virá?
Wait, isn't vier the future subjunctive of the verb ver (to see)?
It is very easy to mix them up! The Future Subjunctive of vir (to come) is vier. The Future Subjunctive of ver (to see) is actually vir. If the sentence meant "When the judge sees the court", it would be Quando o juiz vir...
Why is dirá in the normal future tense and not the Future Subjunctive like vier?
Quando only triggers the Future Subjunctive in the clause it directly introduces (the condition: when the judge comes). The main action of the sentence (the result: the lawyer will tell the truth) just uses the normal Future Indicative tense. Dirá is the irregular future form of dizer (to say/tell).
Why use ao tribunal instead of para o tribunal?
Both translate to "to the court", but using the preposition a (combined with o to make ao) implies a shorter, routine, or temporary visit. Using para usually implies moving somewhere permanently or for a very long time.
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