Ela aumenta o volume com o comando da televisão.

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Breakdown of Ela aumenta o volume com o comando da televisão.

• de: of
• com: with
• a televisão: the television

Questions & Answers about Ela aumenta o volume com o comando da televisão.

What does the verb form aumenta express here? Is it “does it now” or “does it usually”?

In European Portuguese, the simple present can express both:

• a current action (context-dependent): “She is turning up the volume.”
• a habitual action: “She (usually) turns up the volume.” If you want to be explicit about an ongoing action, prefer Ela está a aumentar o volume.

Why is the definite article used in o volume? Can I drop the o?

Portuguese typically uses the definite article with concrete, specific nouns. Here, it’s “the volume” of that device, so o volume is expected. Dropping the article (aumenta volume) sounds unnatural in standard European Portuguese.

Why is it com o and not no or pelo?

• com o marks the instrument: “with the remote.”
• no = “on the” (location), e.g., no comando would suggest “on the remote,” which fits actions like pressing buttons, not the instrument.
• pelo (“by/through the”) is uncommon here. So com o comando is the idiomatic choice.

What exactly does comando da televisão mean in Portugal?