Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Ando para mostrar mais empatia e compreensão para com a minha avó. - I have been meaning to show more empathy and understanding towards my grandmother.

Ando para mostrar mais empatia e compreensão para com a minha avó.

I have been meaning to show more empathy and understanding towards my grandmother.

Breakdown of Ando para mostrar mais empatia e compreensão para com a minha avó.

and

meu

my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)

para

to / for

mais

Questions & Answers about Ando para mostrar mais empatia e compreensão para com a minha avó.

Why use para com here instead of just para or com?

Para com specifically translates to "towards" when describing an attitude, feeling, or behavior directed at someone. If you used just para, it would sound like a physical transfer, and com would mean showing it together with her. Para com captures the abstract relationship of how you act "towards" her.

Can I use para com for physical movement, like walking "towards" someone?

No, para com is only used for abstract or relational "towards"—like feelings, duties, or attitudes (empathy, respect, patience). If you were physically walking towards your grandmother, you would use na direção de or simply para.

What does Ando para mostrar mean? Doesn't andar usually mean "to walk"?

It does, but andar is also used as a helper verb for ongoing situations. While andar a plus an infinitive means you have been actively doing something lately, andar para plus an infinitive means you "have been meaning to" or "intending to" do it for a while, but haven't actually gotten around to it yet.

Does para com contract with the definite article a before minha avó?