Voltar Flashcards

(5 cards)

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Q

“voltar a ver-te”

A

“voltar a + infinitive”, which means to do something again. It’s a way of expressing repetition or return to a previous action.

In your example:

means to see you again.
- “ver” is the infinitive verb to see.
- “te” is the object pronoun you, attached to the end of the verb.

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“voltar a ouvir-te”
“voltar a sentir-te”
“voltar a abraçar-te”
“voltar a escrever-te”

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to hear you agai
to feel you again
to hug you again
to write to you again

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[Subject] + voltar a + [infinitive verb] + [object pronoun]

Examples:
- Ela quer voltar a ver-te. → She wants to see you again.
- Não consigo voltar a ouvir-te. → I can’t hear you again.
- Vamos voltar a encontrar-nos. → We will meet again. (note the reflexive nos)

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“E não posso voltar a ver-te”

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“And I can’t go back to seeing you”

It often carries a sense of longing or sadness—like someone is expressing regret or pain about not being able to reunite with someone they care about.

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Q

voltar a tentar
voltar a falar

Then, ver-te is:
- ver = to see
- te = you (object pronoun, informal singular)

A

to try again
to speak again

  • Example:This is a classic infinitive construction in Portuguese:
  • voltar a + infinitive = to do [something] again
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