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Comprei roupa interior nova.

Comprei roupa interior nova.
I bought new underwear.
From Lesson 250:Fica-te bem (a roupa e as medidas)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Comprei roupa interior nova.

novo
new / young
comprar
to buy
a roupa interior
the underwear

Questions & Answers about Comprei roupa interior nova.

In English, "clothes" is plural. Why is roupa interior singular here?
In Portuguese, roupa is a collective noun treated as singular, much like the English words "clothing" or "underwear". Even if you bought multiple pairs of underwear, you still use the singular roupa interior, just as you wouldn't say "underwears" in English.
Could I use the word cuecas instead of roupa interior?
Yes, but they have slightly different scopes. Roupa interior is the broad, general category for "underwear" (which can include bras, undershirts, etc.). Cuecas specifically refers to underpants, panties, or briefs. If you only bought underpants, you could just say Comprei cuecas novas.
Why is nova placed at the very end of the sentence instead of before roupa?
Here, roupa interior acts as a single, combined noun phrase. The adjective nova (new) modifies this entire concept, so it goes after it. While the adjective nova can sometimes go before a noun to mean "new to me", putting it after the noun emphasizes that the clothing is physically brand new.

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