Breakdown of O resultado satisfez toda a gente.
todo
all / whole
o resultado
the result
a gente
we / people (colloquial)
satisfazer
to satisfy
Questions & Answers about O resultado satisfez toda a gente.
Why does the verb satisfazer become satisfez here?
This is the simple past tense (Pretérito Perfeito). Because satisfazer is formed by adding a prefix to the irregular verb fazer, it follows the exact same irregular conjugation pattern. Just as the third-person singular past tense of fazer is fez, the equivalent for satisfazer becomes satisfez.
Why use toda a gente instead of todos to mean everyone?
While todos is grammatically correct, toda a gente (which translates literally to all the people) is the most common and natural-sounding way to express everyone in everyday European Portuguese.
Is it mandatory to include the word a in toda a gente?
Yes, it is mandatory. English speakers often try to translate everyone directly as toda gente, but in Portuguese you always need the feminine definite article a before gente.
If toda a gente is the subject of a sentence, do we use a singular or plural verb?