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Ela também come bolo.

Ela também come bolo.
She also eats cake.
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Breakdown of Ela também come bolo.

ela
she
comer
to eat
também
also
o bolo
the cake

Questions & Answers about Ela também come bolo.

How do I pronounce também correctly in European Portuguese?
In European Portuguese, também is pronounced with a subtle nasal sound at the end, similar to tuhm-BEHN. Try to round your lips slightly and let the final /m/ resonate in your nasal cavity.
Why is come used instead of other verb forms like comem or comer?
The verb comer (to eat) is in its infinitive form. Here, come is the present-tense, third-person singular (ele/ela/você) conjugation, which matches the subject ela (she). Meanwhile, comem would be for eles/elas/vocês, and comer remains the unconjugated infinitive form.
Why is there no article before bolo?
In Portuguese, it’s common to omit an article when talking about something in a general or unspecified sense. Here, bolo just means cake in general, rather than the cake (o bolo) or a cake (um bolo).
What does também mean in this sentence?
In this context, também means also or too. It indicates that the speaker is adding information about what ela does, implying there was already something else she was doing or eating, and now it’s being stated that she also eats cake.
Can the word order be changed, for example Ela come bolo também?
Yes, you can place também at the end or sometimes at the beginning for slight emphasis: Ela come bolo também or Também ela come bolo. However, Ela também come bolo is very natural and typically how you would see it in most contexts.
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