Phrase · 🧑 Describing people
Procuro uma colega de apartamento que seja organizada.
I’m looking for a flatmate who’s tidy.
B1describing the person you needAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Procuro1verbI’m looking forprocurar · present · 1st sing.umadetermineraum · fem. · sing. · indefinitecolega2noun(room)matefem. · sing.deprepositionofapartamentonounflatmasc. · sing.quepronounwhoseja3verbisser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.organizadaadjectivetidyorganizado · fem. · sing..
- Procuro → colega: object
- que → colega: refers to
- que → seja: subject
- colega → organizada: agreement
Word for word: “(I) look-for a colleague of flat who be organised.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1procurar = to look for, with no preposition: procuro alguém.
- 2colega de apartamento = flatmate. Colega is both masculine and feminine.
- 3The person isn’t known yet, so the subjunctive: que seja. A real person → que é. Subjunctive in relative clauses →
Variations
- Tô procurando uma colega de apartamento que seja organizada.
- Procuro uma pessoa que seja organizada e tranquila.
- Quero alguém que goste de silêncio.