Portuguese Phrase
Também podemos usar o Google Meet.
Meaning
‘We can also use Google Meet.’ The sentence adds Google Meet as an additional option for video‑conferencing, implying that other tools have already been mentioned.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to suggest Google Meet as an alternative or complementary platform in a meeting, class, or any online collaboration scenario.
✦Grammar Breakdown
TambémpodemosusaroGoogleMeet
Também (adverb)
‘Também’ means ‘also’ or ‘too’ and is usually placed at the beginning of the sentence to modify the whole clause.
Podemos (verb poder)
‘Podemos’ is the first‑person plural present indicative of ‘poder’, meaning ‘we can’ or ‘we are able to’.
Usar (infinitive)
The infinitive ‘usar’ follows ‘poder’ to express the action that is possible – ‘to use’.
O (definite article)
‘O’ is the masculine singular definite article that precedes the proper noun ‘Google Meet’.
Google Meet (proper noun)
A brand name that does not change; in Portuguese it is treated as masculine, hence the article ‘o’.
🗨In Conversation
Que tal fazermos a reunião no Zoom?
How about we hold the meeting on Zoom?
Também podemos usar o Google Meet.
We can also use Google Meet.
✕Common Mistakes
Podemos usar o Google Meet também.
Placing ‘também’ at the end of the sentence changes the emphasis and can sound awkward.
Também podemos poder usar o Google Meet.
Using ‘poder’ in the infinitive (poder) after ‘podemos’ is redundant.
Também podemos usar Google Meet.
Dropping the article before a brand name is uncommon in Brazilian Portuguese.
↔Alternatives
Também podemos recorrer ao Google Meet.
We can also resort to Google Meet.
Podemos ainda usar o Google Meet.
We can still use Google Meet.
Outra opção é usar o Google Meet.
Another option is to use Google Meet.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, Google Meet is widely used in schools and companies because it integrates easily with Google Workspace. When speaking informally, Brazilians often shorten the name to just ‘Meet’. Remember to keep the article ‘o’ before the brand name, as omitting it can sound unnatural.