O ganho de capital muda o imposto devido.

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Breakdown of O ganho de capital muda o imposto devido.

• o imposto devido: the tax due
• o ganho de capital: the capital gain

Questions & Answers about O ganho de capital muda o imposto devido.

What does o mean in this sentence?

O is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence, it appears twice:

• O ganho de capital = the capital gain
• o imposto devido = the tax due / the tax owed

Portuguese uses definite articles more often than English, so seeing o here is very normal.

What exactly does ganho de capital mean?

Ganho de capital is the standard Portuguese term for capital gain.

Breakdown:

• ganho = gain
• de = of
• capital = capital

So literally it is gain of capital, but in natural English we say capital gain.

This is a fixed financial expression in Portuguese, just as it is in English.

Why is it ganho de capital and not something like capital ganho?

In Portuguese, relationships like this are often expressed with de.

So:

• ganho de capital = capital gain
• literally: gain of capital

English often puts one noun directly before another, but Portuguese usually does not do that in the same way. Using de is the normal pattern here.

What form is muda?