Questions & Answers about A missão terminou à noite.
Why is it A missão and not just missão?
Because missão is a feminine singular noun, and Portuguese often uses the definite article where English might not.
- a = the for feminine singular nouns
- missão = mission
So A missão literally means The mission.
In Portuguese, it is very natural to say A missão terminou, whereas in English you might sometimes prefer just Mission accomplished or The mission ended, depending on context.
Why is missão feminine?
Nouns in Portuguese have grammatical gender, and missão is a feminine noun.
That is why it takes:
- a in the singular: a missão
- as in the plural: as missões
This grammatical gender does not necessarily have anything to do with biological sex. It is simply a property of the noun that affects articles, adjectives, and some other words.
What tense is terminou?