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Todos se sentem honrados por partilhar este companheirismo convosco.

Todos se sentem honrados por partilhar este companheirismo convosco.
Everyone feels honored to share this camaraderie with you all.
From Lesson 380:Compound gerund (tendo recebido)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Todos se sentem honrados por partilhar este companheirismo convosco.

Why do we use the reflexive se sentem here instead of just sentem?
When expressing an internal emotion or state of being (like feeling honored, happy, or sad), Portuguese uses the pronominal verb sentir-se. You only use sentir without the pronoun when perceiving something external, like feeling the wind or feeling a physical pain.
Why is the preposition por used before partilhar? Doesn't the English translation use 'to'?
While English says 'honored to share', Portuguese links the feeling of honor to its cause using por (literally 'honored for sharing'). The adjective honrado usually requires por when you are explaining the reason behind the feeling.
How could we apply the compound gerund from our current lesson to this sentence?
You could rewrite the sentence to emphasize that the sharing happened first by saying: Tendo partilhado este companheirismo convosco, todos se sentem honrados. This translates to 'Having shared this camaraderie with you all, everyone feels honored.'
Is convosco the only way to say 'with you all'?
convosco is the traditional contraction of com and vós (with you plural), and it is widely used in Portugal. However, in informal spoken Portuguese, you will also frequently hear com vocês. Both are perfectly fine to use at this level.

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