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Eu não o aturo, ele nem sequer lava o lava-loiça!

Eu não o aturo, ele nem sequer lava o lava-loiça!
I do not put up with him, he does not even wash the kitchen sink!
From Lesson 382:Intensive negation (nem sequer)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu não o aturo, ele nem sequer lava o lava-loiça!

Why don't we need the word não in the second half of the sentence: ele nem sequer lava?
The phrase nem sequer (not even) is inherently negative. In Portuguese, when a negative expression comes before the verb, it replaces the need for não. If you wanted to put it after the verb for a different rhythm, you would need a double negative: ele não lava nem sequer o lava-loiça.
Why is the pronoun o placed before the verb in não o aturo?
The word não acts as a magnet. In European Portuguese, object pronouns normally go after the verb, but negative words like não, nunca, and nem pull the pronoun (in this case, o for "him") to the front of the verb.
lava-loiça is clearly a compound word. How would I make it plural if there were multiple sinks?
lava-loiça is made by combining the verb lavar (to wash) and the noun loiça (dishes). For compound words made of a verb and a noun, you only make the noun part plural. So, "kitchen sinks" would be os lava-loiças.
I've sometimes seen the word for dishes spelled as louça. Is loiça a typo here?
No, it's not a typo! Both loiça and louça are correct and mean the exact same thing. However, in European Portuguese, loiça is the much more common spelling and pronunciation in everyday speech, while louça is the standard in Brazil.

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