Breakdown of O júri nomeia os atores por terem um desempenho fantástico.
ter
to have
um
a / an / some (all forms)
o ator
the actor
por
through / by / for / because of
fantástico
fantastic
o júri
the jury
nomear
to nominate
o desempenho
the performance (efficiency, achievement)
Questions & Answers about O júri nomeia os atores por terem um desempenho fantástico.
Why is the verb terem in the plural here instead of just the basic infinitive ter?
This is the personal infinitive. Because the subject of having a fantastic performance is "the actors" (os atores - they), the infinitive ter must be conjugated to match "they" (eles), becoming terem. We use the personal infinitive here because the subject of the second action (the actors having) is different from the subject of the main sentence (the jury nominating).
How does por terem translate to "for having" or "because they have"?
In Portuguese, using the preposition por followed by an infinitive is a common way to express the cause or reason for something. Here, the jury's reason for nominating the actors is because they have a fantastic performance. While it literally translates to "for to have," it is best understood as "for having" or "because they have."
I've seen the words espetáculo and atuação for "performance". Why use desempenho here?
Desempenho refers to how well someone executes a task or their role, emphasizing the quality and skill of their work (like a job performance or an actor's execution of a character). Espetáculo is the actual show or event itself. Atuação is also very common for an actor's performance, but desempenho specifically highlights their level of achievement in the role.
Why is "actors" spelled atores without a "c"?
Under the modern Portuguese spelling agreement, silent consonants were dropped from writing. Since the "c" in the older spelling actores was not pronounced in Portugal, it was removed, leaving us with atores. The singular form is ator.
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