Breakdown of Eu própria costumo banir essa cor do folheto.
eu
I
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
esse
that (+ noun)
a cor
the color
Questions & Answers about Eu própria costumo banir essa cor do folheto.
Why use costumo banir instead of just conjugating banir to say 'I ban'?
Banir (to ban) is a defective verb, meaning it is missing certain conjugations. Specifically, it has no first-person singular form in the present tense; there is no such word as eu bano. To get around this missing form, the speaker uses the auxiliary verb costumar (to usually do) followed by the infinitive banir.
If I wanted to express 'I am banning' right now without using costumo, how could I work around the missing eu form?
The easiest workaround for an action happening right now is to use the present continuous. You can say estou a banir (I am banning). Because this uses the fully regular verb estar as an auxiliary alongside the infinitive banir, you avoid the defective present tense entirely. You could also substitute a non-defective synonym like proíbo (I forbid).
Why is it Eu própria and not Eu próprio?
Could I use esta cor or aquela cor instead of essa cor?