Breakdown of Ela continua desperta, daí que veja televisão.
ela
she
a televisão
the television
ver
to see
continuar
to continue
daí que
hence
desperto
awake
Questions & Answers about Ela continua desperta, daí que veja televisão.
Why is veja in the subjunctive after daí que?
The conjunction daí que (meaning "hence" or "that's why") always triggers the subjunctive in Portuguese. Even though she is actually watching television (a stated fact), this specific consecutive conjunction strictly requires the subjunctive mood, which is why we use veja instead of the indicative vê.
If I used por isso (therefore) instead of daí que, would the rest of the sentence stay the same?
Could I say continua acordada instead of continua desperta?
Yes, absolutely. Acordada is the more common, everyday word for "awake". Desperta means exactly the same thing but sounds slightly more formal or literary. Both are adjectives that must agree in gender and number with the subject (ela), which is why they end in -a.
Why is there no article before televisão? Shouldn't it be veja a televisão?
When you talk about the act of watching TV as a general form of entertainment, Portuguese drops the definite article, just like in English. If you said veja a televisão, it would sound like she is staring at the physical TV set itself, rather than watching the broadcast.
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