A casa bonita fica próxima do mercado.

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Breakdown of A casa bonita fica próxima do mercado.

• próximo: near
• mercado: the market
• casa: the house
• do: of the

Questions & Answers about A casa bonita fica próxima do mercado.

Why is it A casa bonita instead of just Casa bonita?

In Portuguese, using the definite article a (feminine singular) before casa shows that we’re talking about a specific house. Omitting the article can happen in some contexts (like titles or short descriptive phrases), but in everyday speech, Portuguese typically includes articles before nouns.

Why do we say bonita instead of bonito?

The adjective bonita matches the feminine noun casa. In Portuguese, adjectives must agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) with the noun they describe. Since casa is feminine, we use bonita.

What does fica mean here?

The verb ficar can mean "to stay," "to be located," or "to remain," depending on context. In this sentence, fica implies “is located.” So A casa bonita fica próxima do mercado means the pretty house "is located" or "stands" close to the market.

Why is it próxima instead of próximo?

Like bonita, próxima is an adjective describing casa, which is a feminine noun. Therefore, it needs the feminine form próxima instead of the masculine próximo.

What does do mean in do mercado?

In Portuguese, do is a contraction of de + o. Here, it means “of the” or “from the,” but in this sentence it corresponds best to “to the” contextually, indicating proximity. So próxima do mercado translates roughly as “close to the market.”