Vi um anúncio de apartamento mobiliado neste condomínio.

to see

Breakdown of Vi um anúncio de apartamento mobiliado neste condomínio.

• o apartamento: the apartment
• um: an
• o anúncio: the ad

Questions & Answers about Vi um anúncio de apartamento mobiliado neste condomínio.

What does vi mean here, and what tense is it?

Vi is the 1st person singular form of the verb ver (to see) in the pretérito perfeito (simple past / preterite).

So vi = I saw.

In full, you could say Eu vi, but Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when the verb form already makes the subject clear.

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Why is there no eu at the beginning?

Because Portuguese often omits subject pronouns when they are understood from the verb ending.

• Vi already tells you the subject is I
• So Vi um anúncio... is completely natural

You could say Eu vi um anúncio... if you want emphasis or contrast, but it is not necessary.

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Why is it um anúncio and not uma anúncio?

Because anúncio is a masculine noun in Portuguese.

So it takes:

• um anúncio = an ad
• not uma anúncio

This is something you usually have to learn with the noun itself, since grammatical gender does not always match any logical meaning.

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What exactly is anúncio in this sentence?