Breakdown of Há um pianista oriundo de Espanha que toca numa orquestra muito famosa.
um
a
de
of
em
in
muito
very
que
who
o pianista
the pianist
oriundo
native
Espanha
Spain
tocar
to play
a orquestra
the orchestra
famoso
famous
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Questions & Answers about Há um pianista oriundo de Espanha que toca numa orquestra muito famosa.
What does Há mean in this sentence?
Há is the third person singular form of the verb haver, which in this context expresses existence. It is equivalent to “there is” in English and is used to introduce the existence of the pianist.
What does the phrase oriundo de convey?
The expression oriundo de means “originally from” or “coming from.” It indicates the origin of the pianist—that he comes from Spain.
What is the function of que in this sentence?
Que acts as a relative pronoun. It introduces a relative clause that provides additional information about the pianist, namely that he plays in a famous orchestra. In English, it works similarly to “who.”
How is numa formed and what does it signify?
Numa is a contraction of the preposition em (“in”) and the feminine indefinite article uma (“a”). It is used here to mean “in a,” referring specifically to the famous orchestra.
How do the adjectives in muito famosa agree with the noun they modify?
In Portuguese, adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Here, orquestra is a feminine singular noun, so the adjective must also be feminine singular. Famosa is the feminine singular form of “famous,” and muito serves as an adverb intensifying it, together meaning “very famous.”
How is the verb toca conjugated and what does it indicate?
Toca is the third person singular present tense form of the verb tocar, which means “to play.” It indicates that the pianist is actively playing in the orchestra.