Cada condômino usa uma procuração.

Questions & Answers about Cada condômino usa uma procuração.

Why is the verb usa singular instead of usam?

Because cada is grammatically singular in Portuguese. Even though it refers to multiple people one by one, the verb agrees in the singular:

  • Cada aluno estuda.
  • Cada pessoa tem uma opinião.
  • Cada condômino usa uma procuração.

So usa is the correct form.

Why is condômino singular after cada?

With cada, Portuguese normally uses a singular noun:

  • cada aluno
  • cada morador
  • cada condômino

This is just like English each resident, not each residents.

If you wanted a plural structure, you would usually change the sentence pattern, for example:

  • Todos os condôminos usam procuração.

That has a slightly different feel, because it is more collective than distributive.

Why is there no article before condômino?

Because cada already functions as the determiner for the noun. So Portuguese says:

  • cada condômino

not:

  • cada o condômino

This is a normal pattern. Compare:

  • cada pessoa
  • cada casa
  • cada funcionário
Does cada mean each or every here?

Usually cada is closest to each, because it highlights the individuals one by one.

So Cada condômino usa uma procuração has a distributive sense: each condo owner uses one.

In many contexts, English might still translate it as every condo owner uses a proxy/power of attorney, but each is often the more precise match.

What exactly does condômino mean?

Condômino usually means a person who owns a unit in a condominium, or more broadly a co-owner in a shared property arrangement.

In Brazilian Portuguese, it is a fairly formal or administrative word. In everyday speech, people may sometimes use something more general depending on context, such as:

  • morador do condomínio = resident of the condominium
  • proprietário = owner

The feminine form is condômina.

What exactly does procuração mean?

Procuração is a formal authorization document that gives someone the power to act on another person’s behalf.

Depending on context, it can correspond to:

  • power of attorney
  • proxy
  • proxy authorization
  • authorization form

In a condominium meeting context, procuração often means a proxy document allowing someone else to represent the owner at the meeting.

Why is there uma before procuração?

Uma is the indefinite article, meaning a/an.

So uma procuração means a power of attorney / a proxy document.

It shows that the sentence is talking about one instance of that document, not a specific previously identified one.

Compare:

  • usa uma procuração = uses a proxy / a power of attorney
  • usa a procuração = uses the specific proxy / the already-mentioned document
Could the sentence be Cada condômino utiliza uma procuração instead?

Yes. That would be grammatical.

The difference is mostly style:

  • usa = more common, everyday, direct
  • utiliza = a bit more formal or bureaucratic

So both work, but usa sounds very natural.

How do you pronounce condômino and procuração?

A rough Brazilian Portuguese guide would be:

  • condômino: con-DÔ-mi-no
  • procuração: pro-cu-ra-SÃO

A few useful details:

  • The stress in condômino falls on dô.
  • The ç in procuração sounds like s.
  • The ending -ão is nasal and stressed.
  • usa is pronounced with a z sound: U-za.
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