Phrase · 🧑 Describing people
O nome dele eu não lembro, mas sei que é professor.
I can’t remember his name, but I know he’s a teacher.
B1identifying someoneinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
odeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitenome1nounnamemasc. · sing.dele2prepositionhisde · 3rd sing.eupronounI1st sing. · subjectnãoadverbnotlembro3verbrememberlembrar · present · 1st sing.,masconjunctionbutseiverbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatéverbisser · present · 3rd sing.professor4nounteachermasc. · sing..
- lembro → nome: object
- eu → lembro: subject
- dele → nome: modifier
- sei → que: governs
Word for word: “The name of-him I not remember, but (I) know that (he) is teacher.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Putting o nome dele first stresses it: very common in speech.
- 2dele = his (de + ele), after the noun. Clearer than seu. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
- 3lembro: in speech lembrar often takes a direct object, with no me.
- 4é professor: no article before a job after ser. Professor covers school and university.
Variations
- Não lembro o nome dele, mas sei que é professor.
- Esqueci o nome dele, mas sei que ele dá aula.
- Não me lembro do nome dele, mas sei que é professor.