Breakdown of Compramos um ecrã maior para que a comodidade em casa seja ótima.
ser
to be
a casa
the house
um
a / an / some (all forms)
em
in / on / at
comprar
to buy
a
to / at (direction)
o ecrã
the screen
maior
bigger
ótimo
great, excellent
para que
so that
a comodidade
the convenience
Questions & Answers about Compramos um ecrã maior para que a comodidade em casa seja ótima.
Why doesn't compramos have an accent mark in this sentence?
In European Portuguese, the present tense form compramos (we buy) is written without an accent. If this were the past tense (we bought), it would be written with an acute accent: comprámos. This accent is crucial in Portugal because it changes the pronunciation and tells you exactly which tense is being used.
Why does para que trigger the subjunctive seja instead of the indicative é?
The phrase para que (so that) introduces a purpose or a goal, which is viewed as a desired outcome rather than an established fact. Because the excellent convenience is an intention rather than a guaranteed reality at the moment of buying, it requires the subjunctive mood.
Could I just use para instead of para que to mean 'so that'?
Yes, but it changes the grammar. If you drop the que, you must use the personal infinitive instead of the subjunctive. The sentence would become para a comodidade em casa ser ótima. Using para que strictly requires a conjugated verb in the subjunctive.
I learned the word tela for screen before. Is ecrã specifically European Portuguese?
Yes, ecrã is the standard European Portuguese word for an electronic screen (like a TV, computer, or phone), derived from French. While Brazilian Portuguese uses tela for these devices, in Portugal tela typically refers to a painting canvas or a projection screen.
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