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Eu já não tolero a desordem nesta casa.

Eu já não tolero a desordem nesta casa.
I no longer tolerate the mess in this house.
From Lesson 310:Still and no longer (ainda / já não)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu já não tolero a desordem nesta casa.

Why is já não placed before the verb instead of at the end of the sentence?
In Portuguese, the phrase já não (meaning 'no longer' or 'not anymore') almost always goes immediately before the verb. Unlike English, where we often put 'anymore' at the end of the sentence, you cannot put já não at the end. It must be já não tolero.
Could I say não tolero mais instead to mean 'I do not tolerate it anymore'?
In European Portuguese, já não is the standard and most natural way to express that a state has stopped (no longer / not anymore). While you might hear não [verb] mais in Brazilian Portuguese, in Portugal it sounds unnatural, so you should stick to já não.
Are there other common words for 'mess' besides desordem?
Yes! While desordem (literally 'disorder') is a great word for it, native speakers also frequently use confusão or the more colloquial word bagunça when complaining about a messy room or house.
Just as a refresher, why is it nesta casa and not em esta casa?
The preposition em (in/on/at) must contract with the demonstrative word esta (this). Therefore, em + esta becomes nesta. Saying em esta is grammatically incorrect and sounds very unnatural to a native speaker.

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