Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Depois de chorar, a aceitação reduz o sofrimento. - After crying, acceptance reduces suffering.

It is built by taking the verb aceitar (to accept) and adding the suffix -ção. In Portuguese, -ção is a very common suffix used to turn verbs into nouns that describe the action or result of that verb. It often translates to "-tion", "-sion", or "-ance" in English. Nouns ending in -ção are feminine, which is why it takes the article a.

What is the suffix in sofrimento?

The word sofrimento combines the verb sofrer (to suffer) with the suffix -mento. Just like the English "-ment", this suffix attaches to verbs to create nouns representing the act, result, or process of doing that verb. Nouns ending in -mento are masculine, hence o sofrimento.

Why is it Depois de chorar instead of Depois de chorando for "After crying"?

In English, we use the "-ing" form (the gerund) after prepositions, like in "after crying". However, in Portuguese, you must use the infinitive (the dictionary form of the verb) immediately after a preposition. Since depois de ends with the preposition de, it must be followed by the infinitive chorar.

Why are there definite articles (a and o) before the abstract nouns?