Word
A praia fica mais bonita quando o dia está ensolarado.
Meaning
The beach becomes more beautiful when the day is sunny.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of A praia fica mais bonita quando o dia está ensolarado.
estar
to be
quando
when
o dia
the day
mais bonito
more beautiful
Questions & Answers about A praia fica mais bonita quando o dia está ensolarado.
Why is fica used here instead of é?
In this sentence, ficar means something like to become, to get, or to look in a certain condition.
So A praia fica mais bonita... suggests that the beach becomes or looks prettier when it is sunny.
If you said A praia é mais bonita..., it would sound more like a general comparison or a more permanent quality. Fica highlights a change depending on the situation.
Why is it bonita and not bonito?
Because bonita describes praia, and praia is a feminine noun in Portuguese.
Adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in:
- gender: masculine or feminine
- number: singular or plural
So:
- a praia bonita
- o lugar bonito
- as praias bonitas
- os lugares bonitos
Here, praia is feminine singular, so bonita must also be feminine singular.
How does mais bonita work? Is that how Portuguese makes comparatives?