Portuguese Phrase
Você consegue descrever o problema claramente?
Meaning
A polite request asking the listener if they are able to give a clear description of the problem at hand. It combines a question of ability (consegue) with a request for detail (descrever) and specifies the desired clarity (claramente).
When to use
Use this sentence when you need more information to troubleshoot a technical issue, during a customer‑service call, or in a meeting where a colleague’s problem needs to be clarified before proceeding.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêconseguedescreveroproblemaclaramente
Pronome de tratamento
‘Você’ is the informal second‑person singular pronoun; in formal contexts you might use ‘O senhor/a senhora’.
Verbo de capacidade + infinitivo
‘Consegue’ (from ‘conseguir’) is followed by an infinitive to express ability: ‘consegue descrever’ = ‘can describe’.
Objeto direto
‘O problema’ is the direct object of the infinitive ‘descrever’.
Advérbio de modo
‘Claramente’ modifies the verb phrase, indicating the manner in which the description should be given.
🗨In Conversation
Você consegue descrever o problema claramente?
Can you describe the problem clearly?
Claro, o aplicativo trava sempre que eu tento abrir o arquivo PDF.
Sure, the app crashes every time I try to open a PDF file.
✕Common Mistakes
Você consegue descrever o problema claro?
‘Claramente’ is an adverb; using the adjective ‘claro’ here would be grammatically incorrect.
Você consegue para descrever o problema claramente?
Do not insert ‘para’ after ‘consegue’; the infinitive follows directly.
Você consegue descrever problema claramente?
If you omit the article, the sentence sounds incomplete in standard Portuguese.
↔Alternatives
Você pode descrever o problema de forma clara?
Can you describe the problem in a clear way?
Consegue explicar o problema com clareza?
Can you explain the problem clearly?
Poderia detalhar o problema, por favor?
Could you detail the problem, please?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, using ‘você’ is common in most everyday situations, but in very formal or hierarchical settings (e.g., speaking with a senior manager or an older client) you might opt for ‘O senhor/O senhora consegue…’. Adding ‘por favor’ after the question softens the request and shows extra politeness.