Phrase · 🏠 Housing
Pode ter cachorro no prédio?
Are dogs allowed in the building?
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Why every word is where it is
Pode1verbis it allowedpoder · present · 3rd sing.terverbhaveinfinitivecachorro2noundogmasc. · sing.noprepositionin theem + o · masc. · sing. · definiteprédio3nounbuildingmasc. · sing.?
- Pode → ter: poder + infinitive: permission
- ter → cachorro: object of ter
- no → prédio: em + o: masc. sing.
Word for word: “Can have dog in-the building?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Pode + infinitive with no subject = is it allowed to…? Verb + infinitive: querer, poder, precisar, saber, dever, conseguir →
- 2cachorro = dog of any age in Brazil (cão is formal).
- 3prédio = building (often a block of flats).
Variations
- O prédio aceita cachorro?
- Pode ter animal de estimação no prédio?
- O condomínio deixa ter cachorro?