Breakdown of O vizinho barulhento não gosta de ambientes silenciosos.
gostar de
to like
não
not
o ambiente
the environment
o vizinho
the neighbor
Questions & Answers about O vizinho barulhento não gosta de ambientes silenciosos.
Why is there a definite article O before vizinho?
In Portuguese, you normally use a definite article with a noun even when speaking in general. O is the masculine singular definite article (“the”). So O vizinho barulhento literally means “the noisy neighbor.” If you wanted an indefinite sense (“a noisy neighbor”), you’d use Um vizinho barulhento instead.
Why is the adjective barulhento placed after the noun vizinho?
Most descriptive adjectives in Portuguese follow the noun they modify. Saying vizinho barulhento is the natural word order. While you could technically say barulhento vizinho, it sounds odd or poetic—adjectives normally come after in everyday speech.
How is the adjective barulhento formed and how does it agree with the noun?
Barulhento comes from the noun barulho (“noise”) + the adjectival suffix -ento (meaning “full of”). So barulhento = “full of noise,” i.e. noisy. Like all Portuguese adjectives, it must agree in gender and number with the noun:
• Masculine singular: barulhento
• Feminine singular: barulhenta
• Masculine plural: barulhentos
• Feminine plural: barulhentas
Why does the sentence say não gosta de ambientes silenciosos rather than just não gosta ambientes silenciosos?