Tu gostas de pão?

you

Breakdown of Tu gostas de pão?

• gostar de: to like
• o pão: the bread

Questions & Answers about Tu gostas de pão?

Why is the verb gostar conjugated as gostas instead of gosta?

Because in European Portuguese, tu is the second-person singular informal pronoun, and it requires the verb to be conjugated accordingly. For the verb gostar, the present tense form for tu is gostas. If you used você, then you’d say gosta.

Why do we include de before pão?

In Portuguese, the verb gostar typically needs the preposition de to specify what you like. So it’s gostar de alguma coisa (to like something). That’s why it’s Tu gostas de pão? rather than Tu gostas pão?.

Is tu commonly used in Portugal?

Yes, in many parts of Portugal, tu is used frequently among friends, family, or peers to indicate familiarity. In other Portuguese-speaking regions, like Brazil, você might be more common. But in Portugal, tu is definitely standard in informal contexts.

Can I omit tu and just say Gostas de pão??

Yes, you can. Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when the meaning is clear from context. Both Tu gostas de pão? and Gostas de pão? are correct, though including tu can sound more direct or personal.

Is there any difference between Gostas de pão? and Gostas de pão também?

Gostas de pão? simply asks if you like bread, while Gostas de pão também? means Do you like bread as well? The latter implies someone else might like bread or you like something else already, and now you’re asking if the listener also likes bread.