Questions & Answers about Olhe além da porta.
Why is it olhe and not olha?
Olhe is the imperative form used with você in Brazilian Portuguese.
- Olhe além da porta. = Look beyond the door. (speaking to você)
- If you were using tu, the command would usually be Olha além da porta.
So the choice of olhe tells you the sentence is addressing someone with the você form, which is very common in Brazil.
Is olhe only an imperative form?
No. Olhe can also be the present subjunctive form of olhar.
For example:
- Espero que você olhe além da porta. = I hope you look beyond the door.
In your sentence, though, Olhe além da porta., it is clearly being used as a command: Look beyond the door.
What does além mean here?