Breakdown of A união da equipa melhora o jogo coletivo.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
a
to / at (direction)
o
him/it (m)
o jogo
the game
a equipa
the team
melhorar
to improve
a união
the unity
coletivo
collective
Questions & Answers about A união da equipa melhora o jogo coletivo.
Why is the word for team here equipa and not equipe?
In European Portuguese, the word for team is almost always equipa. You will frequently hear or read equipe in Brazilian Portuguese, but using equipa sounds much more natural in Portugal.
Is coletivo spelled without a 'c' before the 't' in Portugal?
Yes. Under the modern Portuguese Spelling Agreement, silent consonants were dropped. Because the 'c' in the older spelling colectivo wasn't pronounced in Portugal, it was removed. You might still see the old spelling in older texts, but coletivo is the correct modern form.
How could I express 'The team members improve each other's game' using this lesson's reciprocal expressions?
You would use the reciprocal expression uns dos outros (each other's or of each other). For example: Os membros da equipa melhoram o jogo uns dos outros. Because equipa is a singular collective noun, we usually switch to plural subjects like os membros (the members) or os jogadores (the players) to logically allow the plural reciprocal uns dos outros.
Melhora here is a verb, but isn't it also an adjective or noun?
In this sentence, melhora is the third-person singular present tense of the verb melhorar (to improve). It shouldn't be confused with the adjective melhor (better or best). There is also a noun melhora (an improvement or recovery, usually regarding health), but here it functions strictly as the active verb.
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