{"id":6107,"date":"2015-06-22T19:19:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6107"},"modified":"2015-06-22T19:19:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:19:56","slug":"8-verbs-with-preposition-in-portugues-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/8-verbs-with-preposition-in-portugues-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"8 verbs with preposition in Portugu\u00eas (Portuguese)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some verbs in Portuguese require the use of preposition even though most don\u2019t. Let\u2019s take a look at some important ones:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Morar em<\/strong> \u2013 to live<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Eu <strong>moro em<\/strong> S\u00e3o Paulo. \u2013 <em>I live in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marcos <strong>mora no<\/strong> Rio de Janeiro. <strong>(em + o\u00a0 = no)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Marcos lives in Rio de Janeiro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>J\u00falia <strong>mora na<\/strong> casa da minha m\u00e3e. <strong>(em + a = na)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>J\u00falia lives at my mother\u2019s house.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Gostar de<\/strong> \u2013 to like, to enjoy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Aline <strong>gosta de<\/strong> ir ao cinema. \u2013 <em>Aline likes to go to the cinema.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Henrique <strong>gostou das<\/strong> aulas de Portugu\u00eas de hoje. <strong>(de + a = da)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Henrique enjoyed the Portuguese classes today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mateus <strong>gosta do<\/strong> seu carro novo. <strong>(de + o = do)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Mateus likes his new car.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Ir a<\/strong> \u2013 to go<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fred n\u00e3o <strong>foi \u00e0<\/strong> escola hoje. <strong>(a + a = \u00e0)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Fred didn\u2019t go to school today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minha irm\u00e3 <strong>foi ao<\/strong> Mercado. <strong>(a + o = ao)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>My sister went to the supermarket.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Assistir a<\/strong> \u2013 to watch<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Daniel <strong>assistiu aos<\/strong> jogos de hoje. <strong>(a + os = aos)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Daniel watched the matches today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel <strong>assiste \u00e0s<\/strong> series em seu computador. <strong>(a + as = \u00e0s)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Gabriel watches the series on his computer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Responder a<\/strong> \u2013 to answer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eu <strong>respondi \u00e0s<\/strong> perguntas que a pol\u00edcia fez. <strong>(a + as = \u00e0s)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>I answer the questions the police asked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Voc\u00ea <strong>responder ao<\/strong> question\u00e1rio? <strong>(a + o = ao)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Did you anser the questionnaire?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Faltar a<\/strong> \u2013 to miss<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Combined with the article <strong>a, as, o, os<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>V\u00edctor <strong>faltou ao<\/strong> trabalho hoje. <strong>(a + o = ao) <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Victor missed work today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1rcia <strong>faltou \u00e0<\/strong> reuni\u00e3o. <strong>(a + a = \u00e0)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>M\u00e1rcia missed the meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Esquecer de + verbo<\/strong> \u2013 to forget<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Always use the <em>preposi\u00e7\u00e3o <strong>de<\/strong><\/em> when followed by a <strong>verb<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eu <strong>esqueci de<\/strong> molhar as plantas. \u2013 I forgot to water the plants.<\/p>\n<p>Carla <strong>esqueceu de<\/strong> fazer o dever de casa. \u2013 Carla fotgot to do her homework.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Precisar de + objeto<\/strong> \u2013 to need<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Always use the <em>preposi\u00e7\u00e3o <strong>de<\/strong><\/em> when followed by an <strong>object<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arthur <strong>precisa de<\/strong> dinheiro para pagar por seus estudos. \u2013 <em>Arthur needs money to pay for his studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e1dia <strong>precisa de<\/strong> tempo para terminar o projeto. \u2013 <em>N\u00e1dia needs time to finish the project.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes native speakers will not use the prepositions or use them wrongly in informal context. However, they should be properly used in writing as well as in formal situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some verbs in Portuguese require the use of preposition even though most don\u2019t. Let\u2019s take a look at some important ones: Morar em \u2013 to live Eu moro em S\u00e3o Paulo. \u2013 I live in S\u00e3o Paulo. Combined with the article a, as, o, os: Marcos mora no Rio de Janeiro. 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