Breakdown of Quanto mais trabalho, mais o meu rendimento aumenta.
quanto
how much / how many
trabalhar
to work
meu
my
mais
more
aumentar
to increase
o rendimento
the income
Questions & Answers about Quanto mais trabalho, mais o meu rendimento aumenta.
How does the proportional comparison work in this sentence?
The structure quanto mais... mais... translates to 'the more... the more...'. Notice that unlike English, Portuguese does not use a definite article like 'the' before these words. You simply start with quanto mais before the first action, and follow up with mais before the second action.
Is trabalho a noun or a verb in this sentence?
It is a verb! It is the 'eu' (I) form of the verb trabalhar in the present tense. Even though o trabalho is also the noun for 'the job' or 'the work', the structure here requires an action: 'the more I work'.
Why is there an o before meu rendimento?
In European Portuguese, it is the standard rule to include the definite article (o, a, os, as) before a possessive pronoun. So, 'my income' is translated as o meu rendimento (literally 'the my income').
Why do we use the present tense for both verbs (trabalho and aumenta)?
Both verbs are in the present indicative tense because this sentence expresses a general fact or a constant, habitual relationship. When the cause and effect are universally true right now, the present tense is the correct choice.
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