Portuguese Phrase
Vou imprimir a melhor rota.
Meaning
The speaker is stating that they will print out the best route, usually referring to a navigation path or itinerary. The phrase uses the periphrastic future to indicate an intention that will happen shortly.
When to use
Use this sentence when you are planning a trip, comparing several possible ways to get somewhere, and you decide to have a hard copy of the optimal path – for example before a road trip, a hike, or when you need an offline map.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vouimprimiramelhorrota.
Periphrastic Future (ir + infinitive)
‘Vou’ is the first‑person singular present of ‘ir’ used with an infinitive to express a near future action.
Infinitive Verb
‘Imprimir’ stays in the infinitive after ‘vou’; no conjugation is added.
Definite Article
‘A’ is the feminine singular article that agrees with the noun ‘rota’.
Comparative Adjective
‘Melhor’ functions as a superlative adjective meaning ‘best’; it does not change for gender or number.
Noun Gender
‘Rota’ is a feminine noun, so it takes the article ‘a’.
🗨In Conversation
Vou imprimir a melhor rota.
I’ll print the best route.
Boa ideia, assim não nos perdemos.
Good idea, that way we won’t get lost.
✕Common Mistakes
Vou imprimir o melhor rota.
‘Rota’ is feminine, so the article must be ‘a’, not ‘o’.
Vou imprimir a melhores rota.
‘Melhor’ is already a superlative; adding an ‘s’ makes it plural, which doesn’t agree with the singular noun ‘rota’.
Vou imprimi a melhor rota.
After ‘vou’, the verb stays in the infinitive; do not conjugate it.
↔Alternatives
Vou salvar a melhor rota.
I’ll save the best route.
Vou anotar a melhor rota.
I’ll write down the best route.
Vou gravar a melhor rota.
I’ll record the best route.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, printing directions used to be common before smartphones became ubiquitous. Today, most people rely on GPS apps, but printing a route is still handy when you’ll be in areas with poor signal or when you prefer a paper backup.