A luz da sala está muito forte.

The light in the living room is very bright.

Breakdown of A luz da sala está muito forte.

• estar: to be
• muito: very
• a sala: the living room
• da: of the

Questions & Answers about A luz da sala está muito forte.

Why is it da sala and not de a sala or just sala?

Da is a contraction of de + a.

• de = of / from
• a = the (feminine singular)

So:

• de a sala becomes da sala
• literally: of the room

In Portuguese, this kind of contraction is mandatory in normal usage:

• de + o = do
• de + a = da
• de + os = dos
• de + as = das

So a luz da sala means the light of the room or more naturally the room light / the light in the room.

Why is there an article in a luz?

Portuguese uses definite articles very often, more often than English.

So where English might say:

• Light is too bright
• Room light is too strong

Portuguese usually prefers something like:

• A luz está muito forte
• A luz da sala está muito forte

Here, a means the, because we are talking about a specific light: the one in the room.

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