Questions & Answers about Depois do treinamento, estou com dor na cintura.
Why is it do treinamento and not just depois treinamento?
Because depois normally takes the preposition de when it is followed by a noun.
So:
- depois de = after
- o treinamento = the training session / the workout / the training
When de + o come together, they contract:
- de + o = do
So:
- depois do treinamento = after the training
This kind of contraction is very common in Portuguese.
What exactly does treinamento mean here? Is it the same as treino?
They are close, but not always identical.
- treinamento often sounds a bit more formal or structured, like training
- treino is very common in everyday Brazilian Portuguese, especially for gym or sports, like workout or training session
In this sentence, both could work depending on context:
- Depois do treinamento...
- Depois do treino...
In casual speech, many Brazilians would probably say depois do treino if they mean a gym workout.
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