O líder verificou a bicicleta.

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Breakdown of O líder verificou a bicicleta.

• a bicicleta: the bicycle
• verificar: to check
• o líder: a leader

Questions & Answers about O líder verificou a bicicleta.

Why does the sentence start with O líder?

Because o is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

So O líder means the leader.

In Portuguese, articles are used very regularly, often more regularly than in English. You usually cannot just say líder here if you mean the leader in a normal complete sentence.

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Is líder a masculine noun?

Líder can refer to either a man or a woman. The article tells you the gender in a specific sentence:

• o líder = the male leader
• a líder = the female leader

So in your sentence, O líder verificou a bicicleta, the leader is understood as male because of o.

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Why is there an accent in líder?

The accent mark shows where the stress goes: LÍ-der.

Without the accent, the word would not follow normal Portuguese stress expectations. The accent helps you pronounce it correctly.

So the stressed syllable is the first one:

• líder

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What tense is verificou?