Eu continuo a sonhar em trabalhar no estrangeiro.

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Breakdown of Eu continuo a sonhar em trabalhar no estrangeiro.

• em: in
• trabalhar: to work
• continuar: to continue

Questions & Answers about Eu continuo a sonhar em trabalhar no estrangeiro.

Is the subject pronoun Eu necessary here, or can I leave it out?

You can leave it out.

In Portuguese, the verb ending usually shows who the subject is, so Eu is often omitted:

• Continuo a sonhar em trabalhar no estrangeiro.
• Eu continuo a sonhar em trabalhar no estrangeiro.

Both are correct.
Using Eu adds a bit of emphasis or contrast (for example: Eu continue to dream, even if others don’t).

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Why is it continuo a sonhar and not just continuo sonhar?

Because in Portuguese the verb continuar normally takes the structure:

• continuar a + infinitive

to mean to keep / continue doing something.

So you say:

• Continuo a estudar. – I keep studying.
• Continuamos a trabalhar. – We keep working.
• Ele continua a sonhar. – He keeps dreaming.

Continuo sonhar (without a) is not natural Portuguese in this sense. The preposition a is required with continuar in this construction.

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Could I say Eu ainda sonho em trabalhar no estrangeiro instead? What’s the difference?