Breakdown of A mulher bebe a água no quarto.
a mulher
the woman
em
in / on / at
o quarto
the bedroom / the room
beber
to drink
Questions & Answers about A mulher bebe a água no quarto.
Why does the verb end in -e (bebe)?
Bebe comes from the regular verb beber (to drink). In the present tense, to match A mulher (equivalent to "she" or ela), we drop the -er ending and add -e. If you were talking about yourself ("I drink"), it would be bebo, and for "you drink" (informal), it would be bebes.
Can I say A mulher bebe água without the a before água?
Yes! If you leave out the a, it translates to "The woman drinks water" (in general). Because this sentence includes the a (bebe a água), it means she is drinking the water, referring to a specific glass or bottle.
Where does the word no come from in no quarto?
no is a mandatory contraction of the word em (in/on/at) and the masculine word for "the", which is o. Because quarto (bedroom) is a masculine noun, em + o merges into no to make it faster and smoother to say.
Does quarto only mean "bedroom"?