Phrase · 📍 Where things are
O mercado fica entre o banco e o correio.
The supermarket is between the bank and the post office.
A1saying where a place isAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- mercado → fica: mercado → fica
- entre → banco: entre + first place
- entre → e: entre … e
- e → correio: … and the second
Mot à mot : “The market stays between the bank and the post.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1o mercado = the (super)market for groceries. Places take an article. Definite & indefinite articles →
- 2fica: buildings and places use ficar for where they are. ser & estar: forms and core uses →
- 3entre … e … = between … and …. entre never contracts with the article. Prepositions of place and time (basic) →
- 4o correio = the post office; os Correios is the national postal service.
Variantes
- O banco fica entre a farmácia e o mercado.
- Fica entre o banco e o correio.