Word
Este trabalho não me satisfaz.
Meaning
This job does not satisfy me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Este trabalho não me satisfaz.
o trabalho
the work / the job
este
this (este, esta, estes, estas)
satisfazer
to satisfy
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Questions & Answers about Este trabalho não me satisfaz.
Why is the pronoun me placed before the verb (não me satisfaz) instead of after it (não satisfaz-me)?
The verb form satisfaz looks irregular. What is the infinitive and how do I conjugate it?
The infinitive is satisfazer (to satisfy). Notice that it is just the prefix satis- attached to the highly irregular verb fazer (to do / to make). Compound verbs like this follow the exact same conjugation rules as their base verb. Since the "he/she/it" form of fazer is faz, the form for satisfazer becomes satisfaz.
Could I use the word emprego instead of trabalho in this sentence?
You could, but it shifts the focus slightly. Emprego refers specifically to your employment, position, or contract. Trabalho refers to the actual labor, tasks, or daily effort. Saying Este trabalho não me satisfaz implies that the actual tasks you are doing are unfulfilling, whereas emprego might imply you are unhappy with the position or company itself.
If I wanted to describe my own state of mind rather than what the job is doing to me, how would I rephrase this?