adiciona-me
In Portuguese, "add me" is said as adiciona-me.
This phrase is used as a request for someone to add your profile to their contact list on a social media platform.
What does it mean word for word?
The form adiciona-me is composed of the verb adicionar (to add) in the imperative form and the object pronoun me (me).
Which one should you use?
me adiciona is an informal way to express "add me" in Portuguese. Adicione-me is a formal and polite way to say "add me" in Portuguese, and Inclua-me is a formal alternative that conveys a similar meaning.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazilian Portuguese, it is common to place the pronoun before the verb, resulting in me adiciona instead of the grammatically standard adiciona-me.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form adiciona-me uses the informal imperative, which is appropriate for social media contexts among peers. The formal version of the request is adicione-me.
Did you know?
- In many Portuguese-speaking digital communities, you might hear people use the English word 'add' as a verb, saying me adda, a hybrid of English and Portuguese.
- If you want to 'add' a physical ingredient to a recipe, you would likely use acrescentar or juntar rather than adicionar.
- In Brazil, the common way to say 'add me' is me adiciona, which technically violates the traditional grammar rule that a sentence should never begin with an object pronoun like me.
Examples in context
- Por favor, adicione-me à sua rede profissional.Please add me to your professional network.
- Por favor, inclua-me na lista de colaboradores.Please include me in the list of collaborators.
- Por favor, coloque-me como contato no sistema.Please add me as a contact in the system.
- Ei, me adiciona no Facebook, por favor!Hey, add me on Facebook, please!
- Me inclui no grupo de WhatsApp da festa!Include me in the WhatsApp group for the party!
- Aí, coloca eu no grupo!Hey, add me to the group!
- Adiciona-me no Instagram, por favor.Add me on Instagram, please.
- Se quiseres, adiciona-me no Facebook.If you want, add me on Facebook.
- Encontrei o teu perfil, adiciona-me!I found your profile, add me!
Example conversation
Two friends are exchanging social media contact information.
- BeatrizFelipe, adiciona-me no WhatsApp.Felipe, add me on WhatsApp.
- FelipeClaro, qual é o teu número?Sure, what is your number?
- BeatrizÉ este número que estás a usar.It is this number that you are using.
- FelipeJá te adicionei agora mesmo.I added you just now.
