Breakdown of O planalto donde o café vem tem um clima frio.
ter
to have
um
a / an / some (all forms)
o café
the café
frio
cold
vir
to come
o clima
the climate
donde
from where
o planalto
the plateau
Questions & Answers about O planalto donde o café vem tem um clima frio.
Can I write de onde as two separate words instead of donde?
Yes, de onde and donde are perfectly interchangeable here. donde is just the optional contraction of the preposition de (from) and the relative pronoun onde (where).
Why is the word for from (de) attached to onde instead of going after the verb vem?
In English, we often put the preposition at the end of a clause (where the coffee comes from). Portuguese never does this. The preposition must always come immediately before the relative pronoun, which is why de is placed before onde (and contracts into donde).
Could I use do qual in this sentence instead of donde?
What is the subject for the verb tem? It looks like it might be café.
The subject for tem (has) is O planalto (The plateau). The phrase donde o café vem is a relative clause inserted in the middle to describe the plateau. If you remove it, the main sentence is simply O planalto tem um clima frio (The plateau has a cold climate).
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