Word
Não deves culpar o gerente.
Meaning
You must not blame the manager.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Não deves culpar o gerente.
não
not / no
dever
should / ought to
o gerente
the manager
culpar
to blame
Questions & Answers about Não deves culpar o gerente.
How could I rewrite this to emphasize 'the manager' using the 'Quem ... é' structure from this lesson?
Why use deves here instead of tens de for 'must'?
Do I need a preposition between deves and culpar?
No. As a modal verb, dever connects directly to the following infinitive without any preposition. It is always deves culpar, never deves a culpar or deves de culpar.
Is a gerente different from a diretor?
Yes. A gerente is a day-to-day manager, usually of a specific branch, store, bank, or restaurant. A diretor is higher up the corporate ladder, like a company director or executive.