Breakdown of Vocês têm umas casas bonitas.
a casa
the house
vocês
you (pl)
bonito
beautiful
ter
to have
um
a / an / some (all forms)
Questions & Answers about Vocês têm umas casas bonitas.
Why do we need umas here? Can't I just say "Vocês têm casas bonitas"?
You can! But in Portuguese, we often use the plural indefinite articles uns (masculine) and umas (feminine) to mean "some" or "a few". Because casas (houses) is feminine and plural, we use umas. It adds a natural touch to the sentence, just like saying "You have some beautiful houses" in English.
Why does the verb têm have an accent mark on it?
That little hat (a circumflex accent) tells you the verb is plural. We use tem (no accent) for singular subjects like você (you, singular). We use têm (with the accent) for plural subjects like vocês (you guys). They sound exactly the same when spoken, but the accent is required in writing to tell them apart!
Why is the word order casas bonitas instead of bonitas casas?
In Portuguese, adjectives (describing words like bonitas) almost always come after the noun they are describing (casas). Notice how bonitas also ends in -as to perfectly match the feminine, plural noun it describes!
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