O veterinário chegou agora.

The veterinarian arrived now.

Breakdown of O veterinário chegou agora.

• agora: now
• chegar: to arrive
• o veterinário: the veterinarian

Questions & Answers about O veterinário chegou agora.

Why is there o before veterinário?

O is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

In Portuguese, it is very common to use the definite article before a specific person or profession when you mean a particular individual. So o veterinário means the veterinarian / the vet.

If the veterinarian were female, you would say a veterinária.

Why is veterinário masculine?

It is masculine because the sentence refers to a male veterinarian, or at least uses the masculine form.

• o veterinário = the male veterinarian / the vet
• a veterinária = the female veterinarian / the vet

The article and the noun have to match in gender:

• o
  • masculine noun
• a
  • feminine noun

Can veterinário also mean vet, not just veterinarian?

Yes. In normal everyday English, veterinário is often translated simply as vet.

So depending on the context, o veterinário can be understood as:

• the veterinarian
• the vet

Both are natural translations.

What tense is chegou?