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Qual cor você prefere? — A vermelha.
Which colour do you prefer? — The red one.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- Qual → cor: which colour
- você → prefere: você → 3sg
- A → vermelha: agrees (f.)
- vermelha → cor: answers qual cor
Mot à mot : “Which colour you prefer? — The red.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Qual + noun = which…? It comes first in the question. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
- 2cor = colour, and it is feminine: a cor. Noun gender & plural →
- 3preferir: você prefere, but eu prefiro (e → i only for eu). Core irregular verbs in the present →
- 4A vermelha = the red one: article + adjective, feminine to match the thing (a bolsa). Adjective agreement & position →
Variantes
- Qual você prefere? — A azul.
- Prefiro a preta.