O relógio funciona bem.

well

Breakdown of O relógio funciona bem.

• funcionar: to work
• o relógio: the clock

Questions & Answers about O relógio funciona bem.

Why is the article O used before relógio? When would I use um instead?

In Portuguese, we often use the definite article (o, a) even when talking about something in general.

• O relógio literally means “the watch.”
• If you want to say “a watch,” you use the indefinite article um: Um relógio funciona bem (“A watch works well”).
  However, general truths in Portuguese usually prefer the definite article—so O relógio funciona bem sounds more natural when you mean “watches work well” in general.

Why is relógio masculine and how can I tell a noun’s gender?

Portuguese nouns have grammatical gender. Relógio ends in -o, which often (though not always) signals a masculine noun. That’s why it takes o as its article.
Tips for guessing gender:

• Many nouns ending in -o are masculine; those ending in -a are feminine.
• There are exceptions, so a dictionary check is safest.

How do I pronounce relógio and on which syllable is the stress?