Depois do banho, eu usei o secador porque ainda precisava sair.

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Breakdown of Depois do banho, eu usei o secador porque ainda precisava sair.

• precisar: to need
• porque: because
• usar: to use

Questions & Answers about Depois do banho, eu usei o secador porque ainda precisava sair.

Why is it depois do banho and not depois de o banho?

Because do is the contraction of de + o.

• depois de = after
• o banho = the shower / the bath

So:

• depois de o banho → contracts to depois do banho

This kind of contraction is very common in Portuguese:

• de + o = do
• de + a = da
• em + o = no
• em + a = na

So depois do banho is the normal, natural form.

What does banho mean here exactly?

In Brazilian Portuguese, banho can mean bath or shower, depending on context. In everyday speech, very often it refers to a shower.

So depois do banho usually means after my shower or after showering, even though the literal wording is closer to after the bath.

Portuguese often uses the noun banho where English might prefer a verb phrase:

• Depois do banho = after the shower / after showering
• Antes do banho = before the shower / before showering

Why is eu included? I thought Portuguese often drops subject pronouns.