How to Say ‘We shall / We are going to’ in Portuguese
Havemos de
ah-VEH-moosh duh
[ah-VEH-moosh duh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Havemos de] means something like [we'll / we're bound to], often with a reassuring feel. You can reuse the pattern with other verbs: [havemos de resolver isto], [havemos de lá chegar].
Phrase Breakdown
Havemos
[ah-VEH-moosh]
we shall; we will
A more formal or old-fashioned form expressing expectation or certainty about the future.
Havemos de resolver isto antes de chegar ao destino.
We shall sort this out before arriving at the destination.
de
[duh]
to
Here 'de' is part of the structure 'haver de', which expresses future intention or likelihood.
Na expressão «havemos de», a palavra de liga o verbo principal.
In the expression “havemos de,” the word de links to the main verb.
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