Word
Subtraí dez.
Meaning
I subtracted ten.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Subtraí dez.
What exactly is subtraí grammatically?
It is the first-person singular preterite form of subtrair. In plain grammar terms, it is the I form of the simple past:
- eu subtraí = I subtracted
In European Portuguese, this tense is used for a completed action in the past.
Why is there no eu in the sentence?
Because Portuguese often omits the subject pronoun when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.
Here, subtraí already tells you the subject is eu. So:
- Subtraí dez. = natural and normal
- Eu subtraí dez. = also correct, but more emphatic or contrastive
This is very common in Portuguese.
Why does subtraí have an accent? What is the difference between subtraí and subtrai?