Breakdown of No póquer, ele fez bluff e jogou sujo.
e
and
ele
he
em
in / on / at
sujo
dirty
jogar
to play
fazer
to do
o
him/it (m)
o póquer
the poker
o bluff
the bluff
Questions & Answers about No póquer, ele fez bluff e jogou sujo.
Why does this sentence use the adjective sujo instead of an adverb like sujamente?
In Portuguese, certain adjectives can function directly as adverbs to describe how an action is done. This is common in fixed expressions like jogar sujo (to play dirty), falar baixo (to speak quietly), or bater forte (to hit hard). In these cases, you do not use the -mente suffix.
If the sentence were about a woman (Ela...), would sujo change to suja?
Why is the English word bluffed translated as fez bluff instead of using a single Portuguese verb?
Portuguese often imports English terms for games or modern concepts and pairs them with a verb like fazer (to do/make) rather than conjugating the loanword. While the localized verb blufar does exist, using fazer bluff is extremely common and natural in European Portuguese.
Why does póquer have an accent mark, while bluff keeps its original English spelling?
Póquer has been fully adapted into Portuguese spelling rules. It needs an acute accent to keep the stress on the first syllable, because Portuguese words ending in -r naturally stress the final syllable. Bluff is treated as a recent, direct loanword, so it retains its English spelling.
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