Treinamento começa às oito.

to start

Breakdown of Treinamento começa às oito.

• o treinamento: the training
• às oito: at eight

Questions & Answers about Treinamento começa às oito.

Why isn’t there a definite article before Treinamento?

In Portuguese, especially in titles, schedules or bulletins, you can drop the article for brevity.
• You could fully say O treinamento começa às oito, but in a note or heading it’s common to omit O.

What does às stand for?

às is the contraction of the preposition a + the feminine plural article as.
It really means “at the hours,” since horas is implied.

Why is às written with a grave accent?

The grave accent (à) marks the contraction between a (preposition) and as (article) and distinguishes it from the standalone article as.

Why is começa spelled with a ç (cedilla)?

In Portuguese, c before a, o or u is normally /k/. To show the /s/ sound before these vowels, we use ç.
So começar → começa keeps the /s/ sound in the third-person singular.

Why isn’t horas included after oito?