Word
O entregador do mercado esqueceu os guardanapos, então eu comprei outros na padaria.
Meaning
The grocery delivery man forgot the napkins, so I bought others at the bakery.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of O entregador do mercado esqueceu os guardanapos, então eu comprei outros na padaria.
eu
I
comprar
to buy
o mercado
the market
a padaria
the bakery
Questions & Answers about O entregador do mercado esqueceu os guardanapos, então eu comprei outros na padaria.
Why is it do mercado and not just de mercado?
Do is a contraction of de + o.
- de = of/from
- o = the
- do = of the / from the
So o entregador do mercado means the delivery person from the market or the grocery store delivery person.
In Portuguese, this kind of noun connection often uses de + article:
- o gerente do banco = the manager of the bank
- a porta da casa = the door of the house
What does entregador mean exactly?
Entregador means delivery person / delivery driver / delivery worker.
It comes from the verb entregar, which means to deliver.
In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, entregador is very common for someone who brings food, groceries, packages, etc.
Why is it esqueceu?