Breakdown of Eu comprei um par de sapatos novos no mercado.
Questions & Answers about Eu comprei um par de sapatos novos no mercado.
Yes. par de is a fixed expression meaning “pair of,” and it always takes a plural noun. Common examples:
• um par de meias (a pair of socks)
• um par de luvas (a pair of gloves)
• um par de brincos (a pair of earrings)
Yes. Num = em + um (a/an). So:
• no mercado = “at the market” (specific/the)
• num mercado = “at a market” (non-specific/a certain market)
Yes, but there’s a nuance:
• uns sapatos novos = “some new shoes” (indefinite quantity)
• um par de sapatos novos = “one specific pair of new shoes.”
In European Portuguese, sapatos is pronounced The stress falls on the second syllable pa.
• The final -s sounds like -sh in English “she.”
• um par – masculine singular
• sapatos – masculine plural; adjective novos also masculine plural to agree with sapatos
• no mercado – mercado is masculine, so em + o = no.