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Questions & Answers about A professora deu um exemplo fácil e tirou todas as minhas dúvidas.
Why is there an A before professora? In English we often just say “The teacher” or “Teacher” without an article.
In Portuguese, nouns almost always need an article, even with professions when you’re talking about a specific person.
- A professora = the teacher (female teacher), a specific one.
- Without context, professora alone sounds incomplete here.
You normally omit the article with professions only in statements like:
- Sou professora. = I am a teacher.
- Ela é professora. = She is a teacher.
But when the profession is used as a regular noun, as in your sentence, you normally include the article: A professora…
What’s the difference between professor and professora?
Portuguese marks grammatical gender in many job titles.
- professor = male teacher
- professora = female teacher
- professores = male teachers / mixed group
- professoras = only female teachers
So A professora clearly tells you the teacher is female.
What tense are deu and tirou, and what are their infinitive forms?