vai que

Portuguese

Adverb

vai que (not comparable) (+ indicative)

  1. what if (introduces a wild speculation)
    É bom levar um carregador, vai que acaba a bateria do seu celular.
    It's good to take the charger, just in case/what if your phone battery dies.

Usage notes

  • Not (per se) interrogative: merely indicates a wild speculation and does not expect an answer. Used with present or past indicative. May never be used with the future indicative: speculations about the future must be expressed in the present indicative, e.g. vai que ele ganha (“what if he wins”).
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