Portuguese Phrase
O John vai cuidar do orçamento.
Meaning
The sentence means 'John is going to take care of the budget.' It indicates that John will be responsible for managing or overseeing the financial plan, usually in a short‑term or upcoming context.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to tell someone that John will handle the budget for a project, meeting, or household expenses, especially when the responsibility has just been assigned or is about to start.
✦Grammar Breakdown
OJohnvaicuidardoorçamento
Definite article + proper name
In Portuguese, the masculine singular article 'o' can be used before a male proper name for emphasis or to refer to someone previously mentioned.
Future periphrastic (ir + infinitive)
The construction 'vai + infinitive' expresses a near future action, similar to 'is going to' in English.
Preposition 'de' + definite article = 'do'
When the preposition 'de' (of) meets the masculine singular article 'o', they contract to 'do'.
Verb 'cuidar' + de + noun
The verb 'cuidar' normally requires the preposition 'de' before the object it refers to; here it is contracted in 'do'.
🗨In Conversation
Quem vai organizar as despesas da viagem?
Who is going to organize the travel expenses?
O John vai cuidar do orçamento.
John is going to take care of the budget.
✕Common Mistakes
O John vai cuidar de orçamento.
The preposition 'de' must contract with the article 'o' to become 'do' when the noun is masculine singular.
O John vai cuidar o orçamento.
The verb 'cuidar' always needs the preposition 'de' before its object.
John vai cuidar do orçamento.
In informal spoken Brazilian Portuguese, the article before the name is optional; dropping it is not wrong, but the version with 'O' sounds more colloquial.
↔Alternatives
John vai ficar responsável pelo orçamento.
John will be responsible for the budget.
John vai administrar o orçamento.
John will manage the budget.
John vai cuidar da parte financeira.
John will look after the financial side.
Cultural Tip
In Brazilian Portuguese, using the article before a foreign name (e.g., 'O John') is common in informal speech and adds a friendly, familiar tone. However, in formal writing you would usually drop the article and say simply 'John vai cuidar do orçamento.'