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O senhor sobe essa rua até a igreja.
Go up this street as far as the church, sir.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- O → senhor: o senhor = you
- senhor → sobe: 3sg verb
- sobe → rua: go up + street
- essa → rua: agrees (f.)
- até → igreja: as far as the church
Mot à mot : “The sir goes up this street until the church.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1o senhor + present tense is a polite way to give directions: "you go up…". Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
- 2subir changes its vowel: eu subo, but ele sobe. descer = to go down. Core irregular verbs in the present →
- 3essa = this, agreeing with rua. subir a rua needs no preposition. Demonstratives & place adverbs →
- 4até = as far as, up to: até a igreja, até o sinal. Prepositions of place and time (basic) →
Variantes
- A senhora desce essa rua e vira à direita.
- Sobe essa rua até a igreja.
- O senhor vai reto até o sinal.