Breakdown of Domingo vou ao campo com o Pedro.
eu
I
Pedro
Pedro
ir
to go
com
with
o campo
the countryside
o domingo
the Sunday
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Questions & Answers about Domingo vou ao campo com o Pedro.
Why is Domingo capitalized?
In Portuguese, the names of days of the week are usually written with a lowercase initial (e.g. domingo). Here it’s capitalized simply because it’s the first word of the sentence—just like in English.
Why isn’t there an article or preposition before Domingo? Could I say No domingo instead?
Yes, both are possible:
- Domingo vou… is a more casual, elliptical way to state the time.
- No domingo vou… uses the full preposition + article (em + o = no) and is a bit more formal or neutral.
Why is the subject pronoun eu omitted before vou?
Portuguese is a pro-drop language: the verb ending -o in vou already tells you the subject is “I.” Adding eu isn’t wrong, but it’s redundant and less natural: you’ll often hear simply vou.
How does ao campo work? Isn’t campo just “field”? Can it mean “countryside”?
Campo literally means “field,” but in this context it idiomatically refers to the countryside or rural area.
- a + o = ao is the contraction you use before a masculine singular noun (o campo).
- So vou ao campo = “I’m going to the countryside/fields.”
Could I say vou para o campo instead of vou ao campo?
Yes. Both express movement toward “the countryside,” but there’s a slight nuance:
- vou ao campo is the standard, more idiomatic phrasing.
- vou para o campo emphasizes the destination a bit more. Neither is wrong.
Why is there an article before Pedro? Can I say com Pedro?
In European Portuguese it’s very common to use the definite article before people’s names—com o Pedro—as a colloquial norm. You can drop it (com Pedro), especially in formal writing or in Brazilian Portuguese, but in Portugal you’ll hear com o Pedro far more often.