Word
Para o carro de tal forma que não bloqueies a via.
Meaning
Park the car in such a way that you do not block the lane.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Para o carro de tal forma que não bloqueies a via.
o carro
the car
não
not / no
parar
to stop
bloquear
to block
Questions & Answers about Para o carro de tal forma que não bloqueies a via.
Why is bloqueies in the subjunctive instead of the indicative?
The phrase de tal forma que (in such a way that) takes the subjunctive when it describes an intended result or purpose. The speaker is telling you to park with the goal of not blocking the lane. If the sentence were describing a factual consequence that actually happened (e.g., "He parked in such a way that he blocked the lane"), it would use the indicative.
Is Para at the beginning of the sentence the preposition "to/for"?
No, here it is the informal command (the tu imperative) of the verb parar (to stop/park). Following the spelling reform, the verb pára lost its accent, making it look exactly like the preposition para. You have to rely on context to tell them apart.
Why is there an 'i' in bloqueies if the infinitive is bloquear?
Bloquear is an -ear verb. These verbs undergo a spelling change in the present tense, adding an 'i' to the stem in all the singular forms and the third-person plural. The indicative is tu bloqueias, which changes its ending to an 'e' to form the present subjunctive, resulting in que tu bloqueies.
Could I use estaciona instead of para here to say "park"?