O pedido chegou hoje.

today

Breakdown of O pedido chegou hoje.

• chegar: to arrive
• o: the
• o pedido: a request or order

Questions & Answers about O pedido chegou hoje.

What does pedido mean here?

In this sentence, pedido most naturally means order, especially in a shopping or delivery context.

A useful nuance:

• pedido = the order you placed
• encomenda = the parcel/package being delivered

So O pedido chegou hoje is perfectly understandable as The order arrived today, though in some contexts a Portuguese speaker might also say A encomenda chegou hoje if they are thinking of the physical package.

Also, pedido can mean request in other contexts, but that would not usually fit well with chegou here.

Why is it o pedido and not just pedido?

Because Portuguese normally uses the definite article much more often than English.

So:

• O pedido chegou hoje. = The order arrived today.

If you say just Pedido chegou hoje, it sounds incomplete in normal everyday Portuguese, unless it is a headline, a note, or very telegraphic speech.

Is pedido masculine? How can I tell?