Breakdown of Ele é um simples malabarista no picadeiro.
ser
to be
ele
he
um
a / an / some (all forms)
em
in / on / at
simples
mere
o malabarista
the juggler
o picadeiro
the ring
Questions & Answers about Ele é um simples malabarista no picadeiro.
Why is simples placed before malabarista instead of after it?
Placing simples before the noun changes its meaning to 'mere' or 'just a'. If it were placed after the noun (um malabarista simples), it would mean a 'simple' or 'uncomplicated' juggler.
Does the word malabarista change if it refers to a woman?
If we were talking about multiple jugglers, how would simples change?
It wouldn't change at all! The word simples already ends in an 's', so its spelling is the exact same for singular and plural. You would just say uns simples malabaristas.
Why do we use no before picadeiro?
The word no is the contraction of the preposition em (in/on/at) and the masculine singular article o (the). Because picadeiro is a masculine noun, we must combine them to mean 'in the'.
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