A ferida no queixo já fechou, mas a testa ainda está um pouco inchada.

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Breakdown of A ferida no queixo já fechou, mas a testa ainda está um pouco inchada.

• mas: but
• fechar: to close
• já: already

Questions & Answers about A ferida no queixo já fechou, mas a testa ainda está um pouco inchada.

Why does the sentence use a in a ferida and a testa?

Portuguese uses definite articles much more often than English.

So:

• a ferida = the wound
• a testa = the forehead

Even when English might leave something more general, Portuguese often prefers the article when talking about a specific, known thing.

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about particular injuries, so a sounds completely natural.

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What does no queixo mean exactly, and why is it no?

No queixo means on the chin.

Here, no is a contraction:

• em = in / on / at
• o = the

So:

• em + o = no

Literally, a ferida no queixo is the wound on the chin.

This is a very common pattern in Portuguese:

• no braço = on the arm
• na mão = on the hand
• no rosto = on the face

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Why is it queixo without a possessive like my chin or his chin?