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O meu pai mora no interior.

My father lives in the countryside.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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meu → pai: agrees (m.)
pai → mora: 3sg verb
mora → no: morar em

Mot à mot : “The my father lives in-the interior.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
o meu pai: article + possessive is common in Brazil, but optional. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
2
mora: 3rd person of morar (to live somewhere). Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
3
no interior = in the countryside, away from the coast and the state capital. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →

Variantes

Meu pai mora no interior de São Paulo.
Os meus avós moram no interior.