Phrase · 🎉 Parties & celebrations
Que horas começa a festa?
What time does the party start?
A2asking about a partyinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Que1determinerwhathoras1nountime (hours)hora · fem. · pl.começa2verbstartscomeçar · present · 3rd sing.adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitefestanounpartyfem. · sing.?
- Que → horas: que horas: what time
- festa → começa: subject of começa
- a → festa: fem. sing.
Word for word: “What hours starts the party?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Que horas…? = what time…? In speech the a is usually dropped (formal: A que horas…?); horas is plural. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
- 2começa: começar = start, begin, with ç before a and o. Present indicative: regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs →
Variations
- A que horas começa a festa?
- A festa começa que horas?
- Que horas é a festa?