I was advised by a couple of different sources that only a the first verb in a sentence needs to be conjugated. I think there were exceptions such as negations or interrogatives but i have the following sentence and i believe the second very - compreender - can stay as an infinitive
It’s possible this is considered as two statements in which case in concede but I believe the following sentence is correct
Eu falo só um pouco português mas não compreender tudo
Olá, @twofmf. The recommendation you saw generally applies to verb phrases, i.e. combinations of auxiliary verb + main verb. For sentences as a whole, you should conjugate as many verbs as needed, depending on how they’re structured. For example, the sentence you shared is coordinating two different clauses, linked by the conjunction “mas”. For each clause to make sense, both verbs must be conjugated: Eu falo só um pouco [de] português, mas não compreendo tudo.
In verb phrases, the two verbs would normally appear together or separated only by a preposition. The auxiliary verb would be conjugated, while the main verb would remain in the infinitive or in a participle form. Some examples:
Hoje está a chover → Today it’s raining (estar + chover, with main verb in the infinitive)
Ele tem trabalhado muito → He has been working a lot (ter + trabalhar, with main verb in the past participle)
Nós acabámos de chegar → We have just arrived (acabar + chegar, with main verb in the infinitive)
