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Qual é a tua posição nesta discussão?

Qual é a tua posição nesta discussão?
What is your position in this discussion?
From Lesson 347:O trabalho e a organização (o emprego, o nível)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Qual é a tua posição nesta discussão?

Why does the sentence use Qual é instead of O que é for 'What is'?
English speakers often want to translate 'What is' directly to O que é. However, when asking for specific information from an implied set of possibilities (like your name, your opinion, or your position), Portuguese uses Qual é. You only use O que é when asking for a definition, such as asking what the word 'position' means.
Is a discussão just a normal conversation?
Usually not. While it translates to 'discussion', discussão is often a false friend that implies an argument, a heated debate, or a dispute. If you mean a friendly, casual chat, you should use the word conversa instead.
Why do we need the a in a tua posição?
In European Portuguese, you almost always include the definite article (o or a) before a possessive pronoun. Leaving it out (saying just tua posição) sounds unnatural in Portugal, although it is common in Brazilian Portuguese.
Why does the sentence use nesta instead of na or em esta?
nesta is the mandatory contraction of the preposition em (in) and the demonstrative pronoun esta (this). You cannot leave them separated as em esta. If you used na (in the), it would mean 'in the discussion' rather than 'in this discussion'.

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