Breakdown of O investigador estuda o átomo e a molécula.
e
and
estudar
to study
a molécula
the molecule
o investigador
the researcher
o átomo
the atom
Questions & Answers about O investigador estuda o átomo e a molécula.
How would I use the structures from this lesson to emphasize that it is the researcher who studies these things?
To emphasize the subject, you can use the é ... quem (it is ... who) structure. Because the original sentence is in the present tense, you would say É o investigador quem estuda o átomo e a molécula. If you wanted to emphasize this in the past tense, it would become Foi o investigador quem estudou o átomo e a molécula.
What if I want to emphasize that he studies the atom and the molecule, rather than something else? Can I use quem?
No, quem is only used for people. To emphasize the objects (the atom and the molecule), you would use the é ... que structure instead. You would say São o átomo e a molécula que o investigador estuda. Notice that the verb ser changes to the plural são to match the plural compound subject (atom and molecule) immediately following it.
Both átomo and molécula have written accent marks. What is the pronunciation rule here?
Both words are stressed on the third-to-last syllable. In Portuguese, words with this stress pattern always require a written accent mark. This tells you to ignore the default pronunciation rules, which would normally place the stress on the second-to-last syllable for words ending in an o or an a.
Could investigador also mean a police detective?
Yes, the word investigador depends heavily on context. In an academic or scientific context like this sentence, it means a researcher. In a criminal context, it translates to a police investigator or detective.
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