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Phrase · 🧑 Describing people

Ele trabalha com marketing numa empresa de Fortaleza.

He works in marketing at a company in Fortaleza.

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Why every word is where it is

elepronounhe3rd sing. · subjecttrabalhaverbworkstrabalhar · present · 3rd sing.com1prepositionin (with)marketingnounmarketingmasc. · sing.numa2prepositionat aem · fem. · sing. · indefiniteempresanouncompanyfem. · sing.deprepositionin (of)FortalezanounFortaleza.
  • ele → trabalha: subject
  • trabalha → com: governs
  • numa → empresa: preposition
  • de → Fortaleza: preposition

Word for word: “He works with marketing in-a company of Fortaleza.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    trabalhar com + field = to work in: trabalho com vendas, com educação.
  2. 2
    numa = em + uma, very common in speech; writing also allows em uma. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →

Variations

  • Ele é da área de marketing e trabalha em Fortaleza.
  • Ela trabalha com tecnologia numa startup.
  • Ele trabalha numa empresa de marketing em Fortaleza.