Breakdown of Almoçamos por volta do meio-dia.
o meio-dia
the noon
almoçar
to have lunch
por volta de
around, at about (a time)
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Questions & Answers about Almoçamos por volta do meio-dia.
Is almoçamos in the present or the past tense here?
It is in the present tense. In European Portuguese, the present tense is almoçamos (without an accent), while the past tense meaning "we had lunch" is written with an acute accent: almoçámos. This accent also changes the pronunciation, telling you to make an open A sound for the past tense.
Why isn't there a verb for "to have" in this sentence?
Why is it do and not just de in por volta do meio-dia?
The phrase for "around" a certain time is por volta de. Because meio-dia is a masculine noun that uses the definite article o (the), the preposition de combines with o to form do.
Does meio-dia literally mean "half day"?