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Portuguese (Portugal)

Living in a converted motorhome forces you to embrace extreme minimalism.

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In such a compact space, you quickly realize you have very few possessions to manage.

### Infinitival Relative Clauses with Things

To express ideas like "nothing to hide" or "something to fix" in Portuguese, we use a specific structure called an **infinitival relative clause**.

When the word you are describing is an indefinite pronoun referring to a thing—such as **nada** (nothing), **algo** (something), **muito** (much), or **pouco** (little)—we link it to the action using the relative pronoun **que**, followed by the verb in its raw **infinitive** form.

While English simply uses "to" (nothing *to* hide), Portuguese uses *que* (nada *que* esconder).

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This pattern remains consistent when using other indefinite pronouns that indicate quantity or existence:

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### Infinitival Relative Clauses with People

When the indefinite pronoun refers to a person—like **alguém** (someone) or **ninguém** (no one)—and the action requires a preposition (such as asking for help *from* someone), the structure changes slightly.

Instead of *que*, we use the necessary preposition followed by **quem** (who/whom) and the infinitive. For instance, because you ask something *to* someone (*pedir a alguém*), you use **a quem** + infinitive:

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Infinitival relative clauses (nada que vestir)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
the motorhome	a autocaravana
They started to live in the motorhome and had nothing to hide.	Eles passaram a viver na autocaravana e não tinham nada que esconder.
the interior	o interior
compact	compacto
The interior is so compact that we do not have anything to wear.	O interior é tão compacto que não temos nada que vestir.
the mattress	o colchão
foldable	dobrável
to fit	encaixar
The foldable mattress fits well, so there is little to arrange.	O colchão dobrável encaixa bem, por isso há pouco que arrumar.
the storage	o armazenamento
versatile	versátil
Storage is versatile, but we rarely have much to store.	O armazenamento é versátil, mas raramente temos muito que guardar.
loose	solto
If you leave an object loose, you will have something to repair later.	Se deixares um objeto solto, vais ter algo que consertar depois.
to convert	converter
We needed to convert the interior, but we didn't have anyone to ask for help.	Precisávamos de converter o interior, mas não tínhamos ninguém a quem pedir ajuda.
The motorhome has neither a foldable table nor a compact stove.	A autocaravana não tem nem uma mesa dobrável nem um fogão compacto.
Sometimes, the mattress does not fit in the storage.	Às vezes, o colchão não encaixa no armazenamento.
Everything is versatile, so nothing stays loose in the space.	Tudo é versátil, portanto nada fica solto no espaço.
We started to convert the space, but there was nothing to change.	Passámos a converter o espaço, mas não havia nada que mudar.
Yesterday there was an accident, because something loose did not fit.	Ontem houve um acidente, porque algo solto não encaixou.