Breakdown of A educadora tem de falar com os pais.
falar
to speak
com
with
ter de
to have to
os pais
the parents
a educadora
the kindergarten teacher
Questions & Answers about A educadora tem de falar com os pais.
Why use tem de falar instead of tem que falar?
In European Portuguese, ter de is the standard and grammatically correct way to express an obligation (has to or must). Ter que is technically reserved for when you have a literal thing to do (like ter muito que fazer). While native speakers often mix them up in casual speech, you should always use ter de for obligations in formal writing or B2 exams.
If I want to add a short adverb like sempre (always), where does it go in this sentence?
Why is kindergarten teacher translated as educadora and not professora?
In Portugal, the official job title for a preschool or kindergarten teacher is educador de infância (often shortened to educadora in daily speech). The term professor or professora is exclusively reserved for teachers in primary school (first grade) and above.
Does os pais strictly mean the parents or can it mean the fathers?
Os pais translates to the parents here. In Portuguese, the masculine plural is used to encompass mixed-gender pairs or groups. O pai (the father) and a mãe (the mother) together become os pais. It could technically mean the fathers if you were specifically talking about two male parents, but everyday context makes the meaning obvious.
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