Phrase · 👨👩👧 Family
O meu avô tem oitenta anos e mora sozinho.
My grandfather is eighty and lives on his own.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- meu → avô: agrees (m.)
- tem → anos: ter + age
- avô → mora: same subject
- mora → sozinho: mora sozinho
- avô → sozinho: agrees (m.)
Mot à mot : “The my grandfather has eighty years and lives alone.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1o meu avô: the article is optional. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
- 2avô (closed ô) = grandfather; avó (open ó) = grandmother. Sounds, spelling & accent marks →
- 3Age takes ter: tem oitenta anos, never ser. ter: possession, age, obligation (ter que) →
- 4mora: same subject, 3sg; no need to repeat ele. Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
- 5sozinho = alone, on his own; a woman lives sozinha. Adjective agreement & position →
Variantes
- A minha avó tem setenta anos.
- O meu avô mora sozinho no interior.
- Quantos anos tem o seu avô?