Word
O cachorro é rápido.
Meaning
The dog is fast.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about O cachorro é rápido.
Why does the sentence start with o?
O is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the. It goes with cachorro because cachorro is a masculine singular noun.
- o cachorro = the dog
- um cachorro = a dog
So O cachorro é rápido means The dog is fast, not A dog is fast.
Why is it cachorro and not cachorra?
In Portuguese, many nouns have grammatical gender. Cachorro is the masculine form for dog, and cachorra is the feminine form.
- o cachorro = the male dog / the dog (masculine)
- a cachorra = the female dog
If you change the noun to the feminine form, the article and adjective usually change too:
- A cachorra é rápida.
Why is it é and not está?