Question 1

Why is there a que in muito que guardar? Wouldn't muito para guardar make more sense?

Accepted Answer

You could use para, but using que + infinitive is a standard Portuguese structure after indefinite pronouns like muito (much), algo (something), pouco (little), or nada (nothing). This creates an infinitival relative clause. While it literally translates to "much that to store," it functions exactly like the English "much to store."

Question 2

Does guardar mean "to guard" or "to store" here?

Accepted Answer

While guardar can mean "to guard," its most common everyday meaning in Portuguese is "to put away," "to keep," or "to store." Because the first half of the sentence establishes the topic as storage (armazenamento), "to store" or "to keep" is the exact intended meaning here.

Question 3

What is the root of the noun armazenamento?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the noun armazém, which means "warehouse" or "storehouse." The verb form is armazenar (to put in a warehouse / to store), and adding the suffix -amento turns the action into the abstract noun "storage."

Question 4

Could we change the word order to temos raramente?

Accepted Answer

It is much more natural to stick with raramente temos. As a quick refresher: in Portuguese, adverbs of frequency like raramente, nunca, and sempre almost always prefer the position immediately before the verb they modify.

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