Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): É possível aprender português em casa. - It is possible to learn Portuguese at home.

The phrase É possível uses the verb ser in the third-person singular to express possibility or feasibility. In Portuguese, when you want to say “it’s possible to do something,” you use É possível + the infinitive form of the verb that names the action. The infinitive (aprender, in this case) stays un-conjugated because it describes the action in general, not tied to a specific person or tense.

Example:
• É possível viajar sem sair de casa. (It’s possible to travel without leaving home.)

Why is there no subject before É possível? Isn’t a subject required?

É possível is an impersonal expression. Like English “it’s possible,” Portuguese drops any explicit subject pronoun. There’s no hidden “ele” or “isso” here—you just start with É. Adding isso (“Isso é possível aprender…”) is grammatically possible but sounds redundant and less idiomatic.

Why is aprender in the infinitive and not conjugated?

After modal/adjectival structures like É possível, the verb that follows remains in its infinitive form because you’re talking about the action abstractly. You’re not saying “I learn” or “you learn”; you’re saying “to learn.” Whenever you see constructions such as É fácil + infinitive, É melhor + infinitive, É importante + infinitive, the verb stays in the infinitive.

Why is there no article before português? Could I say aprender o português?