Word
O prejuízo foi grande.
Meaning
The financial loss was large.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about O prejuízo foi grande.
Why is it o prejuízo and not just prejuízo?
O is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.
In Portuguese, it is very common to use the definite article before nouns where English might or might not use the. So o prejuízo means the loss / the damage / the financial loss, depending on context.
You could sometimes say just prejuízo, but that would usually sound more general or dictionary-like, not as tied to a specific situation.
What exactly does prejuízo mean here?
Prejuízo often means:
- loss
- damage
- financial loss
- sometimes harm or disadvantage, depending on context
A very important warning for English speakers: prejuízo does not mean English prejudice.
Even though they look similar, they are different words:
- prejuízo = loss, damage, harm
- preconceito = prejudice
So this sentence is talking about some kind of loss or damage, not bias or discrimination.
Why is the verb foi used here?