Breakdown of O filantropo doou tudo quanto poupou.
doar
to donate
poupar
to save (money, resources)
o filantropo
the philanthropist
tudo quanto
everything that
Questions & Answers about O filantropo doou tudo quanto poupou.
Why use tudo quanto here instead of the more common tudo o que?
Both phrases mean "everything that" or "all that" and are grammatically correct here. Tudo quanto is a slightly more formal, literary, or emphatic way to express an absolute quantity. While you will hear tudo o que more often in casual, everyday speech, using tudo quanto in a sentence about a philanthropist sounds very natural and elevated.
Why couldn't we use todos quantos in this sentence?
Todos quantos is used for countable nouns, meaning "all those who" or "every single one that". Because "everything" in this sentence refers to an abstract, uncountable total of savings, we must use the invariable singular phrase tudo quanto. If he had donated all the coins he saved, you could say todas quantas to match the plural, countable items.
Why does doou have a double 'o' in the middle?
This is the simple past (pretérito perfeito) of the regular verb doar (to donate). The stem of the verb is do-, and the standard regular ending for the he/she/it form in the past tense is -ou. When you attach the ending to the stem, you get doou. You pronounce it by slightly separating the sounds: a short 'o' followed by the 'ou' diphthong.
Why is "saved" translated as poupou rather than salvou?