Phrase · 🙋 Introducing yourself
Eu sou o Lucas, irmão da Marina.
I’m Lucas, Marina’s brother.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
EupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetsou1verbeamser · présent · 1re pers. sing.o2déterminant(the)masc. · sing. · définiLucasnomLucas,irmão3nombrothermasc. · sing.da4prépositionof (the)de + a · fém. · sing. · définiMarinanomMarina.
- o → Lucas: article + name
- Lucas → irmão: Lucas = brother
- irmão → da: irmão de
- da → Marina: de + a Marina
Mot à mot : “I am the Lucas, brother of-the Marina.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1sou + name: who you are. ser & estar: forms and core uses →
- 2An article before a first name is common in Brazil, but optional. Definite & indefinite articles →
- 3Linking yourself to someone the group knows is a natural way to introduce yourself.
- 4da = de + a, because a Marina has an article: "Marina’s". Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variantes
- Sou a Ana, amiga do Pedro.
- Eu sou o Lucas, o irmão da Marina.
- Prazer, sou o Lucas.