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Clitic Combinations & Register

EP vs BP

Pronoun combinations contract (EP)

me + o = mo, lhe + o = lho.

📊 Clitic combinations (EP)
Indirect + direct Result Example
me + o mo dá-mo
te + a ta dou-ta
lhe + o lho disse-lho
nos + os no-los -
💬 Examples
Dá-mo.
Give it to me. (EP)
📝 me + o → mo
Disse-lho.
I told it to him. (EP)
📝 lhe + o → lho
Brazilian Portuguese avoids these

BP rephrases with full pronouns or different word order.

💬 Examples
Me dá isso.
Give me that. (BP, colloquial)
📝 BP: pronoun before, no contraction
Eu te disse.
I told you. (BP)
📝 Proclitic, conversational BP
EP vs BP differ in many areas

você usage, gerund vs 'a + infinitive', clitic placement.

💬 Examples
Estou a estudar. / Estou estudando.
I am studying. (EP / BP)
📝 Progressive: a + infinitive vs gerund
tu vs você
informal 'you'
📝 Portugal favors tu; Brazil favors você