Phrase · 📍 Where things are
A senhora sabe onde fica a Rua das Flores?
Do you know where Rua das Flores is, ma’am?
A1asking a stranger for directionssoutenuAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
A1déterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définisenhora1nomyou (ma’am)fém. · sing.sabe2verbeknowsaber · présent · 3e pers. sing.onde3adverbewherefica3verbeis (located)ficar · présent · 3e pers. sing.adéterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définiRuanomStreetdas4prépositionof thede + a · fém. · plur. · définiFloresnomFlowers?
- A → senhora: a senhora = you
- senhora → sabe: 3sg verb
- sabe → onde: saber + onde
- onde → fica: where + is
- das → Flores: de + as Flores
Mot à mot : “The lady knows where stays the Street of-the Flowers?”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1a senhora = the polite "you" to an older woman. Verb in 3sg: sabe. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 2saber is irregular only for eu (sei); ela sabe is regular. Core irregular verbs in the present →
- 3sabe onde fica…? = do you know where … is? onde + verb, no inversion. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
- 4das = de + as, common in street names: Rua das Flores. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variantes
- O senhor sabe onde fica a Rua das Flores?
- Com licença, onde fica a Rua das Flores?
- Você sabe onde é a Rua das Flores?