Eu estudo todos os dias para melhorar meu português.

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Breakdown of Eu estudo todos os dias para melhorar meu português.

• os: the
• português: Portuguese
• estudar: to study
• todo: every
• dia: day
• para: to
• melhorar: to improve
• meu: my

Questions & Answers about Eu estudo todos os dias para melhorar meu português.

Why do we say estudo instead of estuda in this sentence?

In Portuguese, eu (I) typically pairs with the -o ending in regular -ar verbs. So for estudar, the first-person singular (eu) is estudo rather than estuda (which would be the third-person singular form: ele/ela estuda).

What does para melhorar mean and why is para used here?

Para melhorar shows purpose or intent—in this case, studying every day in order to improve one’s Portuguese. The preposition para is used to indicate the goal of the action (studying), so it translates to something like “in order to.”

Can I say “Eu estudo todos os dias para melhorar o meu português” instead of “meu português”?

Yes, it’s acceptable to include the article o before meu, and many speakers naturally do. Including the article doesn’t change the meaning; it just shifts the nuance slightly. Both forms are correct, so it’s a matter of personal or regional preference.

Is there any difference if I say “Eu estudo todos os dias para melhorar meu português” or “Para melhorar meu português, eu estudo todos os dias”?

Not really. Both orders are grammatically correct and convey the same meaning. In Portuguese, you can place the purpose clause (para melhorar meu português) before or after the main verb, and the sentence remains clear.

Why is it meu português and not minha português?

Because português (the language) is a masculine noun in Portuguese, so we use the masculine possessive adjective meu (my) instead of the feminine form minha.