Word
Nunca visitei tal mansão!
Meaning
I have never visited such a mansion!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Nunca visitei tal mansão!
visitar
to visit
nunca
never
tal
such
a mansão
the mansion (luxurious)
Questions & Answers about Nunca visitei tal mansão!
In English, we say "such a mansion". Why isn't there a word for "a" (like "uma") before "tal mansão"?
When tal is used to mean "such" or "such a" to describe a noun's extraordinary quality, it replaces the article. You just say tal + noun. Adding uma (uma tal mansão) would actually change the meaning to "a certain mansion" or "some mansion," which sounds like you're vaguely referring to a specific place rather than exclaiming about its grandeur.
Does "tal" need to agree with the feminine noun "mansão"?
Why don't we need the negative word "não" in this sentence?
Because the negative adverb nunca (never) comes before the verb visitei. In Portuguese, if a negative word precedes the verb, you drop the não. If you wanted to put nunca at the end, you would need the double negative: Não visitei tal mansão nunca! (though starting with Nunca is much more natural here).
How would you write this sentence if it were plural ("such mansions")?