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Eu sou enfermeira e trabalho num hospital.
I’m a nurse and I work in a hospital.
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Why every word is where it is
EupronounI1st sing. · subjectsou1verbamser · present · 1st sing.enfermeira1nounnurseenfermeiro · fem. · sing.econjunctionandtrabalho2verbworktrabalhar · present · 1st sing.num3prepositionin aem + um · masc. · sing. · indefinitehospitalnounhospitalmasc. · sing..
- Eu → sou: 1st person
- sou → enfermeira: ser + job
- trabalho → num: trabalhar em
- num → hospital: agrees (m.)
Word for word: “I am nurse and work in-a hospital.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sou + job, no article: sou enfermeira (a man: enfermeiro). ser & estar: forms and core uses →
- 2trabalho: the eu form of trabalhar. The same word is also the noun "work". Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
- 3num = em + um, the usual form in speech (also em um). Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
Variations
- Sou enfermeiro e trabalho num posto de saúde.
- Eu trabalho em um hospital.
- Sou médica.