Phrase · 🧑 Describing people
Ele é o cara com quem eu divido apartamento.
He’s the guy I share a flat with.
B1identifying someoneinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjectéverbisser · present · 3rd sing.odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecara1nounguymasc. · sing.com2prepositionwithquem2pronounwhomeupronounI1st sing. · subjectdivido3verbsharedividir · present · 1st sing.apartamentonounflatmasc. · sing..
- quem → cara: refers to
- com → quem: preposition
- eu → divido: subject
- divido → com: governs
Word for word: “He is the guy with whom I divide flat.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1o cara = the guy (informal). Masculine despite the -a.
- 2com quem: the preposition goes in front of the relative pronoun, never at the end. Relative pronouns: quem, onde, o que, preposition + que →
- 3dividir apartamento = to share a flat, with no article.
Variations
- Ele é o cara que divide apartamento comigo.
- É com ele que eu divido apartamento.
- Esse é o meu colega de apartamento.