Deixa que eu vou primeiro!

Sentence Discussions Portuguese
#1

I am so confused about this.

#2

not a native speaker but id think it would be ‘deixa que eu vá primeiro’ or ‘deixa eu ir primeiro’ (present subjunctive or personal infinitive’)

#3

The phrase is correct.
Deixa que eu vou primeiro! = Bags I go first!
What @jamesp999 said, is also right, but that would change the meaning.
Deixa que eu vá primeiro = Let me go first.

#4

@adrianxu I’m an American English speaker, I just had to google what ‘bags’ meant. Does that mean ‘I call dibs on going first?’ (american slang).

Is the meaning stronger and less like a polite request with the present tense instead of the subjunctive?

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#5

Yes it does.

Exactly, saying “deixa que eu vou primeiro” is very informal and depending on the situation even rude.