Portuguese Phrase
Posso adicionar a confirmação de assinatura?
Meaning
This sentence is a polite request asking whether the speaker may add a signature confirmation to a document, email, or workflow. It conveys both the desire to include the step and respect for the listener’s authority.
When to use
Use this phrase in professional settings—such as when drafting contracts, sending emails that require a signed receipt, or configuring a digital signing platform—where you need to ask a colleague, client, or supervisor for permission to add a confirmation step.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Possoadicionaraconfirmaçãodeassinatura?
Posso (modal verb)
‘Posso’ is the first person singular of the verb ‘poder’, used to ask permission politely.
Adicionar (infinitive)
The infinitive ‘adicionar’ follows ‘posso’ to indicate the action you want to perform.
Definite article ‘a’
In Portuguese, nouns that are specific require the definite article; here it refers to a particular confirmation.
Noun phrase ‘confirmação de assinatura’
A compound noun where ‘de’ links two nouns, meaning ‘signature confirmation’.
Question mark
The sentence ends with a question mark to turn the statement into a polite request.
🗨In Conversation
Posso adicionar a confirmação de assinatura?
Can I add the signature confirmation?
Claro, isso vai garantir que todos recebam o documento assinado.
Sure, that will ensure everyone receives the signed document.
✕Common Mistakes
Pode adicionar a confirmação de assinatura?
‘Pode’ is third‑person singular; using it would change the subject to ‘you’ and sound like you’re asking if *they* can add it, not if *you* can.
Posso adicionar confirmação de assinatura?
Omitting the article ‘a’ makes the phrase sound incomplete; Portuguese normally requires the definite article before a specific noun.
Posso adicionar a confirmação assinatura?
The preposition ‘de’ is needed to link the two nouns correctly.
↔Alternatives
Posso incluir a confirmação de assinatura?
Can I include the signature confirmation?
É possível acrescentar a confirmação de assinatura?
Is it possible to add the signature confirmation?
Gostaria de saber se posso adicionar a confirmação de assinatura.
I would like to know if I can add the signature confirmation.
Cultural Tip
In Brazilian Portuguese, using ‘posso’ followed by an infinitive is the standard polite way to ask for permission in a business context. Keep the tone formal by using the full phrase rather than shortcuts like ‘Posso colocar a confirmação?’, especially when speaking with senior colleagues or clients.