Breakdown of Ultimamente, eu interesso-me por ciência e tecnologia.
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Questions & Answers about Ultimamente, eu interesso-me por ciência e tecnologia.
Why is it “interesso-me por” and not something like “sou interessado em” or “estou interessado em”?
Portuguese has a specific pronominal verb for this idea: interessar-se por/em = “to be interested in”.
- interessar-se por literally: “to interest oneself in”, but idiomatically it just means “to be interested in”.
- Eu interesso-me por ciência. = I’m interested in science.
You can also say:
- Sou interessado em ciência.
- Estou interessado em ciência.
These are grammatically correct, but they sound a bit more like a permanent trait (sou) or a current state / situation (estou), and are used less often in everyday speech for general interests.
For “I’m into science and technology (these days)”, a European Portuguese speaker will very naturally choose:
- Interesso-me por ciência e tecnologia.
Why is it “interesso-me” instead of “me interesso”? I thought the pronoun came before the verb.