Breakdown of Eu estudo português vinte minutos por dia.
Questions & Answers about Eu estudo português vinte minutos por dia.
Yes — in Brazilian Portuguese, eu is often optional here.
Because estudo already clearly means I study, you can say:
- Eu estudo português vinte minutos por dia.
- Estudo português vinte minutos por dia.
Both are natural.
Speakers include eu when they want to:
- emphasize I
- create contrast, as in Eu estudo português, mas ele estuda inglês
- make the sentence a little clearer in context
So eu is correct, but not required.
Estudo is the verb estudar conjugated for eu in the present tense.
- estudar = to study (infinitive)
- eu estudo = I study
This is the same kind of difference as:
- to speak vs I speak
- to live vs I live
So in the sentence, estudo is the form that matches eu.