Breakdown of O diretor recomenda que a parceria seja bilingue.
ser
to be
o diretor
the director
que
that (conjunction)
recomendar
to recommend
Questions & Answers about O diretor recomenda que a parceria seja bilingue.
Why do we use seja instead of é in this sentence?
The verb recomenda expresses a suggestion or influence. Verbs of recommendation, request, or desire followed by que always trigger the present subjunctive mood, which is why we use seja instead of the indicative é.
Since this lesson covers compound adjectives, how does gender agreement work for bilingue?
If bilingue comes from the noun língua, why did it lose its written accent?
The noun língua ends in a vowel combination that requires a written accent to show the stress falls on the first syllable. However, the adjective bilingue ends in a simple e. Portuguese words ending in e are naturally stressed on the second-to-last syllable, so the accent mark is no longer needed to show the correct pronunciation.
Is the letter u in bilingue silent like it is in pague?
No, the u in bilingue is pronounced. While the letters gu followed by e or i usually make a hard g sound with a silent u, there is a small group of words where the u is spoken. Before the 1990 Spelling Agreement, this was marked with two dots over the u, but now you simply have to remember to pronounce it.