{"id":7031,"date":"2016-05-27T02:02:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T02:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2016-05-27T02:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T02:02:55","slug":"prepositions-em-portugues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/prepositions-em-portugues\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepositions em Portugu\u00eas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, gente! Hey, everybody! Como est\u00e3o? How are you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepositions are words that establish a connection between elements in a phrase. They can express temporal, spatial, among other relationships and are very important to the understanding of a text, because they help form a cohesive sentence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today we\u2019ll see some of the most usual prepositions in Portuguese and how they complement certain verbs. Let\u2019s go for it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some prepositions in Portuguese:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/prep.png\" aria-label=\"Prep 300x80\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7032\"  alt=\"prep\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/prep-300x80.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Em (on\/in\/at): idea of place<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seu pai est\u00e1 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> casa? (Is your dad <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">home?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minha irm\u00e3 mora <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Paris (My sister lives <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paris)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>De (of\/from): idea of origin, material, subject<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu sou <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> S\u00e3o Paulo (I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> S\u00e3o Paulo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Essa bota \u00e9 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">couro (This boot is made <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">leather)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00f3s est\u00e1vamos falando <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> voc\u00ea! (We were just speaking <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Para (to\/for): idea of finality, objective<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estou no Canad\u00e1 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">para<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aprender ingl\u00eas (I am in Canada <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn English)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu pai se exercita <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">para<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> emagrecer (My dad exercises<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lose weight)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>A (to): idea of direction, movement<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vamos <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00e0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> praia? (Let\u2019s go <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> beach?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o vai <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00e0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> escola hoje?) (Aren\u2019t you going <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> school today?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sobre (on, about): idea of talking about someone or something<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sempre que falamos <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sobre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> pol\u00edtica, n\u00f3s discutimos (Everytime we talk <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> politics, we argue)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Me conte tudo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sobre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a sua viagem! (Tell me everything <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your trip!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Com (with): idea of company, instrument<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quer ir no show do Caetano Veloso <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">com<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a gente? (Do you want to go to Caetano Veloso\u2019s concert <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> us?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eu corto o queijo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">com<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> uma faca (I cut the cheese<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a knife)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some verbs and their prepositions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb.png\" aria-label=\"Verb 222x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7033\"  alt=\"verb\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb-222x300.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Gostar + de (like + to)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gatos <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gostam de <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deitar-se no sol (Cats <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">like to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lie in the sun)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A maioria das pessoas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gosta de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> comer chocolate (Most people<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> like to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> eat chocolate)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Morar + em (live + in)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Muitas estrelas de cinema <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">moram em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Los Angeles (Many movie stars <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">live in<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Los Angeles)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morar em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Londres sempre foi meu sonho (To <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">live in<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> London has always been my dream)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Nascer + em (to be born + in)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fidel Castro <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nasceu em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cuba (Fidel Castro <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was born in<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cuba)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A presidente do Brasil <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nasceu em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Belo Horizonte (The president of Brasil<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was born in<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Belo Horizonte)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ser\/Vir + de (to be\/to come + from)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sua tia <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">veio de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> onde? (Where did you aunt <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">come from<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esses produtos<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> s\u00e3o de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Portugal (This products <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are from<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Portugal)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Falar + de\/sobre (talk + about\/of)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meus pais est\u00e3o sempre <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">falando de<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> dinheiro (My parents are always <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">talking of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> money)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N\u00e3o \u00e9 educado <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">falar sobre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> si mesmo o tempo todo (It\u2019s not polite to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">talk about<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> youself all the time)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check out our previous post on contractions to learn more about prepositions and see some examples: https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/contractions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenham um fim de semana divertido! Have a fun weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"259\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb-259x350.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb-259x350.png 259w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb-768x1037.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb-758x1024.png 758w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/05\/verb.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, gente! Hey, everybody! Como est\u00e3o? How are you? Prepositions are words that establish a connection between elements in a phrase. They can express temporal, spatial, among other relationships and are very important to the understanding of a text, because they help form a cohesive sentence. Today we\u2019ll see some of the most usual prepositions&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/prepositions-em-portugues\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":7033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,1851,13],"tags":[379425,125],"class_list":["post-7031","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","category-learning","category-vocabulary","tag-preposicoes","tag-prepositions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7031"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7035,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions\/7035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}