{"id":7046,"date":"2016-06-07T19:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7046"},"modified":"2016-06-07T19:30:46","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:30:46","slug":"sentences-without-a-subject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sentences-without-a-subject\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentences without a subject"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sentences without a subject or sentences in which the subject is not clear are very common in Portugu\u00eas, even though it is inexistent in some languages like English. This is why it can be hard to get your head around it, even though it is not hard to understand.<\/p>\n<p>The trick is to learning them is to get used to starting sentences with verbs, since the subject isn\u2019t there. Let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A) Frases sem sujeito \u2013 sentences without a subject<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Natureza e clima \u2013 nature and weather<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Exemplo: verbos \u2013 trovejar, relampear, nevar, chover, ventar, amanhecer, anoitecer (thunder, lightning, snow, rain, wind blow, to get bright (morning), to get dark (evening).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7048\" style=\"width: 492px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thelightningman\/8771034736\/in\/photolist-en4R3Q-pqpgr4-asDjuL-e5TKzd-mfeoh-cKNur7-cKNDGJ-cKNqfU-cKNnWE-cKNyd7-FhCN-6AGAD9-kJJh4-kTANo-6CWukW-kTALW-8xmiRy-hA1J5-KTFzP-8Y9z1-nKf8B6-af4qhG-9S5VG8-a8XB3Q-dMaLA6-akjBrC-anjABg-a5KXWm-dMgkyE-dMgkYu-5xikoS-9bfnaR-cEcM3-dcMzfw-9C7H8o-ibEyiQ-a1A7sf-dMaLuR-MpymC-dMaLLz-dQVjPN-nUQAX8-pyZBx-2qS9Yo-vG8jGS-ibExtU-agSpKn-ahqU7e-84XKjG-ewWiHQ\" aria-label=\"8771034736 22e74ca029 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7048\" class=\" wp-image-7048\"  alt=\"Photo by Bo Insogna\" width=\"482\" height=\"322\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bo Insogna<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nevou<\/strong> muito ontem \u00e0 noite \u2013 It snowed a lot last night<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vai<\/strong> <strong>chover<\/strong> amanh\u00e3. \u2013 It is going to rain tomorrow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anoitece<\/strong> \u00e0s 6pm. \u2013 It gets dark at 6pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Verbos ser, estar, fazer indicando ideia de tempo ou fen\u00f4menos da natureza \u2013 verbs to be and to do when it is an indication of time or weather.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c9<\/strong> madrugada agora no Jap\u00e3o \u2013 It is early hours in the morning now in Japan<\/li>\n<li><strong>S\u00e3o<\/strong> 2h da tarde \u2013 It is 2 in the afternoon<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c9<\/strong> primeiro de abril hoje \u2013 It is the first of April today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Est\u00e1<\/strong> muito cedo para levantar \u2013 it is too early to get up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Est\u00e1<\/strong> muito quente hoje \u2013 It is very hot today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fez<\/strong> 12 graus ontem \u2013 It was 12 degrees yesterday<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faz<\/strong> 3 anos que eu formei na Faculdade \u2013 It has been 3 years since I left college<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>B) Frases com sujeito oculto ou indeterminado \u2013 sentences where the subject is hidden or cannot be identified. (Because some conjugations in Portuguese are specific for certain subjects, you can imply the subject and not actually use it in the sentence)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>N\u00e3o gosto<\/strong> de melancia \u2013 I don\u2019t like watermellon (hidden subject \u2013 eu)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fomos<\/strong> ao cinema ontem \u2013 We went to the cinema yesterday (hidden subject \u2013 n\u00f3s)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Levaram<\/strong> o ladr\u00e3o para a delegacia de pol\u00edcia \u2013 They took the thief to the police station (subject cannot be identified, someone did the action but it is not clear who)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandaram<\/strong> uma carta para mim \u2013 They sent me a letter (subject cannot be identified, someone did the action but it is not clear who)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now here are the answers for last <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/words-and-adverbs-of-time-em-portugues\/\">week\u2019s exercise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>N\u00e3o me acorde <strong>cedo<\/strong> amanh\u00e3, preciso descansar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c0s vezes<\/strong> eu tomo sol na praia, quando tenho tempo.<\/li>\n<li>Junior n\u00e3o atendeu ao telefone, ele deve estar ocupado <strong>agora<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Bruno vai encontrar comigo <strong>em breve<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Marcus <strong>nunca<\/strong> chega atrasado, ele \u00e9 muito pontual.<\/li>\n<li>Revolva esse problema <strong>imediatamente<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>Lorena chegou t\u00e3o <strong>de repente<\/strong> que me assustou.<\/li>\n<li>Ontem eu cheguei <strong>mais cedo<\/strong> do que todo mundo.<\/li>\n<li>O meu m\u00e9dico \u00e9 <strong>\u00e0 tarde<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antigamente<\/strong> eu costumava beber, mas parei.<\/li>\n<li>Eu vou naquele restaurante <strong>\u00e0s vezes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hoje em dia<\/strong> viajar para outros pa\u00edses \u00e9 muito mais f\u00e1cil do que quando eu era jovem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"Photo by Bo Insogna\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/8771034736_22e74ca029_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Sentences without a subject or sentences in which the subject is not clear are very common in Portugu\u00eas, even though it is inexistent in some languages like English. This is why it can be hard to get your head around it, even though it is not hard to understand. The trick is to learning them&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/sentences-without-a-subject\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":7048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,1851],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7046","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","category-learning"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7046","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7052,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7046\/revisions\/7052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}