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O ilusionista pobre tem um truque novo.

O ilusionista pobre tem um truque novo.
The poor illusionist has a brand-new trick.
From Lesson 246:Adjectives that change meaning·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O ilusionista pobre tem um truque novo.

What does pobre mean after the noun, and how would the meaning change if it came before?
Placing pobre after the noun (ilusionista pobre) means poor in a financial sense, indicating he does not have much money. If you placed it before the noun (pobre ilusionista), it would mean poor in an emotional sense, describing an unfortunate or pitiful illusionist.
Why is novo placed after truque instead of before it?
When novo comes after the noun, it means physically brand-new or newly invented. If it were placed before the noun (um novo truque), it would mean another trick or a trick that is simply new to his routine, even if it is an old classic magic trick.
The word ilusionista ends in the letter a. Why does it use the masculine article O?
Words for professions or traits ending in -ista (like ilusionista or artista) have the exact same spelling for both men and women. The article before the noun is what tells you the gender. The masculine O shows this is a male illusionist, whereas a female illusionist would be A ilusionista.
Why is there a u in truque?
In Portuguese, to make a hard k sound before the letters e or i, you must write qu. The u is completely silent in truque, but it is grammatically required to maintain the correct consonant sound.

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