Word
A cópia autenticada está com o documento original.
Meaning
The certified copy is with the original document.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of A cópia autenticada está com o documento original.
estar
to be
com
with
o documento
the document
original
original
Questions & Answers about A cópia autenticada está com o documento original.
What exactly does cópia autenticada mean in Brazilian Portuguese?
In Brazilian Portuguese, cópia autenticada usually means a certified copy or notarized copy in an administrative/legal sense.
It is not just any copy that happens to be accurate. It normally refers to a copy that was officially checked against the original and stamped or certified, often at a cartório in Brazil.
So even though autenticada literally looks like authenticated, in real-life Brazilian usage the best English translation may be certified copy depending on the context.
Why is it a cópia autenticada and not something else?
Because cópia is a feminine singular noun.
That means the article and adjective must agree with it:
- a = feminine singular the
- autenticada = feminine singular form of authenticated/certified
So:
- a cópia autenticada = the certified copy
If the noun were masculine, the forms would change:
- o documento autenticado = the certified document
This is standard gender and number agreement in Portuguese.
Why is it autenticada and not autenticado?