Já e Mesmo what do they do?

Portuguese Questions Expressions & Usage
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For já, I’ll refer to other topics about it (one of them is yours, actually :smile:):

As for mesmo, in this context it means really.

  • Precisava mesmo de ficar boa = I really needed to get better.

In other contexts, it can mean same, even or for real.

  • Este é o mesmo carro que eu comprei. = This is the same car that I bought.
  • Eu ainda sou a mesma pessoa. = I am still the same person.
  • Liga-me, mesmo que seja tarde. = Call me, even if it’s late.
  • Mesmo que tu não gostes, tens de comer a sopa. = Even if you don’t like it, you have to eat the soup.
  • Pessoa 1: Eles são loucos! Pessoa 2: Mesmo! = Person 1: They’re crazy! Person 2: For real!
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