Portuguese Phrase
Você já pesquisou sobre a nossa empresa?
Meaning
A polite way to ask whether someone has already looked into information about your company. It combines the adverb ‘já’ with the past‑tense verb to stress that the action could have happened already.
When to use
Use this question during business meetings, networking events, or sales calls when you want to confirm that the interlocutor has done some background research on your organization.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêjápesquisousobreanossaempresa?
Pronoun Você
Second‑person singular pronoun used in formal or neutral contexts; it does not change with gender.
Já + Pretérito Perfeito
The adverb ‘já’ placed before a past‑tense verb signals that the action has already happened.
Pesquisou (Pretérito Perfeito)
Third‑person singular form of ‘pesquisar’; used here because ‘você’ takes third‑person verb forms.
Preposition sobre
Means ‘about/over’; it introduces the topic of the research.
Possessive nossa
Agrees in gender and number with the noun ‘empresa’; indicates ‘our’.
🗨In Conversation
Você já pesquisou sobre a nossa empresa?
Have you already researched our company?
Sim, vi que vocês são líderes no setor de energia renovável e têm um programa de inovação muito forte.
Yes, I saw that you are leaders in the renewable energy sector and have a very strong innovation program.
✕Common Mistakes
Você tem pesquisado sobre a nossa empresa?
Learners often use the present perfect ‘tem pesquisado’ which sounds unnatural in this context; Portuguese prefers the simple past with ‘já’.
Você já pesquisou da nossa empresa?
Using ‘da nossa empresa’ changes the meaning to ‘about our company’s (something)’, not the whole organization.
↔Alternatives
Você já se informou sobre a nossa empresa?
Have you already informed yourself about our company?
Já deu uma olhada na nossa empresa?
Did you already take a look at our company?
Você conhece a nossa empresa?
Do you know our company?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, showing that you have done your homework is a sign of respect. However, asking this question too early can feel confrontational; it’s best to pair it with a friendly comment or a brief compliment about something you discovered.