Eu discordo do resultado da prova.

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Breakdown of Eu discordo do resultado da prova.

• da: of the
• a prova: the test
• o resultado: the result

Questions & Answers about Eu discordo do resultado da prova.

Why is Eu included here? Can I just say Discordo do resultado da prova?

Yes. In Brazilian Portuguese, subject pronouns are often optional because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• (Eu) discordo = I disagree
• The -o ending in discordo tells you it is I

You include eu when you want to:

• add emphasis
• create contrast
• avoid ambiguity

So both are correct:

• Eu discordo do resultado da prova.
• Discordo do resultado da prova.

The second one is very natural in everyday Portuguese.

Why is it discordo de something instead of just discordo something?

Because discordar normally uses the preposition de.

So in Portuguese, the pattern is:

• discordar de algo = to disagree with something
• discordar de alguém = to disagree with someone

Examples:

• Discordo de você. = I disagree with you.
• Discordamos da decisão. = We disagree with the decision.

This is different from English, where you simply say disagree with. In Portuguese, you need to remember that discordar goes with de.