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Portuguese Phrase

Você pode limpar meu quarto hoje?

/voˈse ˈpɔ.dʒi limˈpaɾ ˈme.u ˈkwaɾ.tu ˈo.ʒi/
Meaning"Can you clean my room today?"
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Meaning

A polite request asking whether the listener is able to clean the speaker’s room today. The structure ‘pode + infinitive’ is a common way to ask for a favor without sounding too demanding.

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When to use

Use this sentence when you need a roommate, housekeeper, or friend to tidy up your bedroom on the same day. It works in casual conversation and in semi‑formal settings such as a shared apartment.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Vocêpodelimparmeuquartohoje?

1

Você

Second‑person singular pronoun, used for both formal and informal address in Brazil.

2

pode

Present indicative of the verb poder (to be able to); third‑person singular form that agrees with the subject ‘você’.

3

limpar

Infinitive verb meaning ‘to clean’; follows poder to form a request.

4

meu

Possessive adjective meaning ‘my’; agrees in gender and number with the noun ‘quarto’.

5

quarto

Masculine noun meaning ‘room’; the object of the verb limpar.

6

hoje

Adverb of time meaning ‘today’; places the request in the present day.

🗨In Conversation

A

Você pode limpar meu quarto hoje?

Can you clean my room today?

Claro, eu faço isso à tarde.

Sure, I’ll do it this afternoon.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Você podes limpar meu quarto hoje?

    ‘Podes’ is the second‑person singular form used in Portugal; in Brazil we use ‘pode’ with ‘você’.

  • Você pode limpa meu quarto hoje?

    After ‘pode’, the verb must stay in the infinitive; ‘limpa’ is a conjugated form.

  • Você pode limpar meu quarto hoje

    Placing the question mark after ‘hoje’ is correct, but forgetting it makes the sentence look like a statement.

↔Alternatives

  • Você poderia limpar meu quarto hoje?

    Could you clean my room today?

  • Pode limpar meu quarto hoje?

    Can you clean my room today?

  • Você pode arrumar meu quarto hoje?

    Can you tidy up my room today?

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Cultural Tip

In Brazil, adding ‘por favor’ before or after the request makes it sound even more courteous: ‘Por favor, você pode limpar meu quarto hoje?’ Using ‘poderia’ (conditional) is considered extra polite, especially when speaking to someone you don’t know well.