Breakdown of Júlia prefere assar o frango com alho, mas Ana gosta de fritar cebola no óleo.
Questions & Answers about Júlia prefere assar o frango com alho, mas Ana gosta de fritar cebola no óleo.
Because after verbs like preferir and gostar de, Portuguese often uses another verb in the infinitive.
- Júlia prefere assar o frango = Júlia prefers to roast the chicken.
- Ana gosta de fritar cebola = Ana likes to fry onion.
This works much like English to roast / to fry, except Portuguese usually does not need a separate word like to before the infinitive.