Breakdown of Vocês procuraram noutra secção da arrecadação?
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
vocês
you (pl)
em
in / on / at
procurar
to look for / to seek to, to try to
outro
other
a secção
the section
a arrecadação
the storage room
Questions & Answers about Vocês procuraram noutra secção da arrecadação?
How would I change this sentence to say "Maybe you looked in another section..." using "se calhar"?
You can just place se calhar at the beginning: Se calhar, vocês procuraram noutra secção da arrecadação. Because se calhar always takes the normal indicative mood, you don't need to change the verb procuraram into the subjunctive, which makes it a very learner-friendly phrase!
Why does the English translation say "look" when procurar normally means "to look for"?
In English, we say "look in" when searching a specific location, but in Portuguese, procurar captures the actual intent of "searching". A more literal translation would be "Did you search in another section?". If you just meant "to look" (as in directing your eyes at something), you would use the verb olhar.
Where is the word for "in" in this sentence?
It is hidden inside the word noutra. In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/on/at) merges with the word outra (another) to form noutra (in another). Making this contraction is mandatory.
What exactly is an arrecadação?
An arrecadação is a storage room or storage area. In Portugal, it is very common for apartment listings to highlight an arrecadação, which is typically a small, private locked room located in the basement or attic of the building where residents keep things they don't use every day.
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