Word
Meu cunhado vai dirigir até o centro depois do almoço.
Meaning
My brother-in-law is going to drive downtown after lunch.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Meu cunhado vai dirigir até o centro depois do almoço.
meu
my
ir
to go (future auxiliary)
depois de
after
até
to
Questions & Answers about Meu cunhado vai dirigir até o centro depois do almoço.
Why is meu used here, and does it agree with cunhado?
Yes. Meu means my, and it agrees in gender and number with the noun that follows.
Here, cunhado is masculine singular, so you use:
- meu cunhado = my brother-in-law
Other forms are:
- minha cunhada = my sister-in-law
- meus cunhados = my brothers-in-law
- minhas cunhadas = my sisters-in-law
In Brazilian Portuguese, possessives often match the thing possessed, not the speaker.
What exactly does cunhado mean?
Cunhado means brother-in-law.
It can refer to:
- your spouse’s brother, or
- your sibling’s husband
The feminine form is cunhada = sister-in-law.
Why does the sentence use vai dirigir instead of just dirige?