A babá deixou o babador no trocador e a chupeta no berço.

Portuguese uses definite articles much more often than English.

In this sentence:

• a babá = the nanny / babysitter
• o babador = the bib
• o trocador = the changing table / changing pad
• a chupeta = the pacifier
• o berço = the crib

Even when English might leave out the, Portuguese often keeps it. So using the articles here sounds natural and normal.

Deixou is the pretérito perfeito form of deixar for ele/ela/você.

So:

• eu deixei
• você/ele/ela deixou
• nós deixamos
• eles/elas/vocês deixaram

In this sentence, a babá is a singular subject, so the verb is deixou.

This tense is used for a completed action in the past: the nanny left / put those things somewhere.

It can suggest either idea depending on context.

In this sentence, deixou most naturally means something like:

• left
• put
• set down

So A babá deixou o babador no trocador means she placed or left the bib on the changing table.

Portuguese deixar is broader than English leave in some contexts.

Because Portuguese, like English, often avoids repeating a verb when it is understood.

So:

• A babá deixou o babador no trocador e a chupeta no berço.

means:

• A babá deixou o babador no trocador e deixou a chupeta no berço.

The second deixou is omitted because it would be repetitive.

No is a contraction of:

• em + o = no

So:

• no trocador = in/on the changing table
• no berço = in the crib

Very common Portuguese contractions include:

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

You should learn these as essential everyday forms.

Because Portuguese usually wants both the preposition and the article.

So instead of saying:

• em o trocador → this contracts to no trocador
• em o berço → this contracts to no berço

Using just em trocador or em berço would sound incomplete or unnatural in normal speech.

Trocador is the place where a baby is changed, so it usually means:

• changing table
• changing station
• sometimes changing pad, depending on context

It comes from the verb trocar, which means to change.

The ending -dor often creates a noun related to a function, device, or doer, similar to how some English words are built.

Examples:

• secador = dryer
• aspirador = vacuum cleaner
• computador = computer

So trocador is literally something associated with changing.

Not necessarily. The word babá is commonly used for a nanny or babysitter, and the article can show gender:

• a babá = a female nanny/babysitter
• o babá = a male nanny/babysitter

In practice, a babá is much more common because the job is more often referred to with a female worker in mind, but grammatically the article can change.

The accent shows where the stress falls:

• babá is stressed on the last syllable: ba-BÁ

Without the accent, the reader might not know the intended stress pattern.

Accent marks in Portuguese often help with:

• pronunciation
• stress
• distinguishing words

So the accent in babá is important.

The ç is called cedilha. It makes the c sound like s.

So berço is pronounced roughly like:

• BEHR-so

The ç never has a k sound. It always gives that soft s sound.

A useful comparison:

• c before a, o, u usually sounds hard, like k
• ç before a, o, u gives the soft s sound

That is why Portuguese writes berço, not berco.

This is a very normal Portuguese sentence structure:

• A babá = subject
• deixou = verb
• o babador = direct object
• no trocador = location
• e a chupeta no berço = second coordinated object + location

Portuguese often follows the same basic order as English:

• subject + verb + object + place

So for an English speaker, the structure here is fairly straightforward.

Yes, and in fact it must, because each noun phrase needs its own preposition phrase.

You cannot say:

• A babá deixou o babador no trocador e a chupeta berço.

That would be incorrect.

Each item has its own location:

• o babador no trocador
• a chupeta no berço

So the second no is necessary.

Yes, historically it is related.

Babador means bib, and it is connected to the idea of drooling or saliva. The ending -dor often forms nouns, and here the word refers to the object that catches drool or food.

So even if learners memorize babador simply as bib, it can help to notice that many Portuguese words are built from recognizable roots plus endings.

In standard Portuguese, no. You should keep the article:

• ...e a chupeta no berço

Since chupeta is a countable singular noun, Portuguese normally wants the article here. Dropping it would sound unnatural in this kind of sentence.

Berço specifically means crib or baby cot, used for a baby.

Cama means bed in general.

So:

• no berço = in the crib
• na cama = in/on the bed

Because the sentence is about baby-related objects, berço fits the context naturally.