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Nem o membro novo nem eu gostamos do formato digital.

Nem o membro novo nem eu gostamos do formato digital.
Neither the new member nor I like the digital format.
From Lesson 271:Agreeing to do something (ficar de)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Nem o membro novo nem eu gostamos do formato digital.

Why is the verb gostamos in the 'we' form when the subjects are 'the new member' and 'I'?
When a subject includes 'I' (eu) alongside someone else, the whole group is treated as 'we' (nós). Therefore, 'the new member and I' takes the first-person plural conjugation, which is gostamos.
How does the nem... nem... structure work here?
Nem... nem... translates to 'neither... nor...'. It links two negative alternatives. Because the first nem appears before the verb in this sentence, the sentence is already inherently negative, so you do not need to add não before the verb.
Why does the sentence use do formato instead of just o formato?
The verb gostar (to like) requires the preposition de before the object you are liking. In this sentence, de merges with the masculine definite article o (the) to create the mandatory contraction do.

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