Portuguese C1: Pronouns inside the verb: mesoclisis · Words

In formal European Portuguese, object pronouns go inside future and conditional verbs: dir-lhe-ei (I will tell him), far-se-ia (it would be done). Speech avoids it with ir + infinitive: Vou dizer-lhe. After não, in que clauses and after some adverbs, the pronoun goes before the verb instead: Não te direi. Espero que me digas.

• dir-lhe-ei — I will tell him or her
• far-se-á — it will be done
• dar-te-ia — I would give you
• ver-nos-emos — we will see each other
• tratar-se-ia de — it would be a matter of
• caber-lhe-á — it will be up to him or her
• não se sabe — nobody knows
• sempre que possível — whenever possible

• Dir-lhe-ei o que penso. — I will tell him what I think.
• Não se sabe quando abre. — Nobody knows when it opens.
• Ver-nos-emos em breve. — We will see each other soon.
• Caber-lhe-á decidir. — It will be up to her to decide.