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30 January
- Portuguese (Brazil)
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
Hi guys, I saw in a video that we could say the following sentence in an informal conversation.
I gotta go.
Does that apply for third singular person as well?
Like...
She gotta go.
He gotta pump the gas.
Anna gotta clean her house.
Is it ok if I say them like that informally, let's say I'm talking to a couple of close friends.
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
Hi guys, I saw in a video that we could say the following sentence in an informal conversation.
I gotta go.
Does that apply for third singular person as well?
Like...
She gotta go.
He gotta pump the gas.
Anna gotta clean her house.
Is it ok if I say them like that informally, let's say I'm talking to a couple of close friends.
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
I gotta go.
Does that apply for third singular person as well?
Like...
She gotta go.
He gotta pump the gas.
Anna gotta clean her house.
Is it ok if I say them like that informally, let's say I'm talking to a couple of close friends.
Please let me know. Thank you in advance.
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- English (US)
“I gotta go” is first person only.
You would still have to say…
• She has to go.
• He has to pump the gas.
• Anna has to clean her house.
- Portuguese (Brazil)
@Madison_Pregon Hi @Madison_Pregon , thank you. What about ( She's gotta go , He's gotta pump the gas ) ? Can I use "gotta" somehow for the third singular person?
- English (US)
Sim, você pode usar a palavra “gotta” em situações informais.
“We gotta go”
“You gotta go”
“He/She gotta…”
….e assim por diante.
Vc escreveu as frases corretamente.
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
@Randy_J1 obrigão/obrigadona! :D [não sei como dizer “Thank you very much” em português. :( eu sei “obrigado/obrigada”, pêro eu achava que há outra maneira para dizer isso em gíria…]
- English (US)
She's gotta go
He's gotta pump the gas station
are more natural.
"She gotta go" is only acceptable in certain dialects like African American Vernacular English. In most standard English dialects, it is incorrect.
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
@ImpudentIncognito Muito obrigado. That means Thank you very much. Like giria you could say "Valeu".
@ImpudentIncognito Muito obrigado. That means Thank you very much. Like giria you could say "Valeu".
- Portuguese (Brazil)
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