Phrase · 💼 Work & job interviews
Trabalho na área de vendas há cinco anos.
I’ve been working in sales for five years.
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Why every word is where it is
Trabalho1verbI’ve been workingtrabalhar · present · 1st sing.na2prepositionin theem · fem. · sing. · definiteárea2nounfield (area)fem. · sing.deprepositionofvendasnounsalesvenda · fem. · pl.há3verbforhaver · present · 3rd sing.cincodeterminerfiveanosnounyearsano · masc. · pl..
- Trabalho → há: governs
- na → área: preposition
- há → anos: object
Word for word: “(I) work in-the area of sales there-are five years.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Present + há + time = something that started in the past and still goes on. English uses "have been". Time expressions: faz/há, desde, atrás, já, ainda →
- 2área is feminine and keeps its article: na área (em + a). Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
- 3há is written with h (from haver). Don’t write a cinco anos. Time expressions: faz/há, desde, atrás, já, ainda →
Variations
- Trabalho com vendas há cinco anos.
- Faz cinco anos que eu trabalho na área de vendas.
- Atuo na área de vendas há cinco anos.