Breakdown of A homenageada, cineasta e produtora, discursou.
e
and
o homenageado
the guest of honor
o produtor
the producer
o cineasta
the filmmaker
discursar
to give a speech
Questions & Answers about A homenageada, cineasta e produtora, discursou.
Why isn't there an article before cineasta e produtora, like "a cineasta e a produtora"?
This phrase is an apposition—a noun phrase placed between commas next to another noun (a homenageada) to describe it. In Portuguese, you usually omit the definite or indefinite article in an apposition when it states a person's profession, title, or status.
How do we know if cineasta is feminine here, since the word always ends in "-a"?
Cineasta is an invariable noun for professions, meaning it is the same for both men and women (o cineasta, a cineasta). We know it refers to a woman in this sentence because it describes a homenageada (the female honoree) and is paired with produtora, which is the explicitly feminine form of produtor.
Homenageada looks like a verb form. How does it work as a noun here?
It is the past participle of the verb homenagear (to honor). You can easily turn Portuguese past participles and adjectives into nouns just by adding a definite article like o or a before them. Here, a homenageada literally means "the honored woman" or "the honoree".
Could I translate "gave a speech" literally as "deu um discurso" instead of using discursou?
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