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Quando leio o livro, gosto de analisar o tema.

Quando leio o livro, gosto de analisar o tema.
When I read the book, I like to analyze the theme.
From Lesson 271:Agreeing to do something (ficar de)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Quando leio o livro, gosto de analisar o tema.

o livro
the book
quando
when
gostar de
to like
ler
to read
analisar
to analyze
o tema
the theme

Questions & Answers about Quando leio o livro, gosto de analisar o tema.

Why does quando take the normal present tense (leio) here instead of the future subjunctive?
You have likely learned that quando triggers the future subjunctive for future events (like quando eu ler, meaning "when I read later"). However, because this sentence describes a regular habit or general truth ("whenever I read"), it simply uses the present indicative (leio).
Tema ends in an "a". Why does it use the masculine article o?
Nouns ending in -ma that originally come from Greek are almost always masculine in Portuguese, despite ending in -a. You have probably seen this exception with other common words like o problema, o programa, and o sistema.
Why is there a de between gosto and analisar?
The verb gostar always requires the preposition de to connect to what you like. While in English we just say "I like to analyze," Portuguese requires you to link the words with a preposition (gosto de analisar). This is true whether you are linking to a noun (gosto do livro) or to another verb.

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