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O homem bebe o sumo e come a sopa.

O homem bebe o sumo e come a sopa.
The man drinks the juice and eats the soup.
From Lesson 15:Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O homem bebe o sumo e come a sopa.

Why do the verbs bebe and come both end in -e?
Both are regular verbs that end in -er in their dictionary form: beber (to drink) and comer (to eat). When talking about o homem (the man), which is a third-person singular subject like "he" or "she", you drop the -er and add -e.
How is the word e (and) pronounced in this sentence?
The conjunction e (and) sounds like a very short "ee" in English. Don't confuse it with é (is), which has an accent mark and sounds like the "e" in "pet".
Why do we say o sumo and a sopa instead of just sumo and sopa?
In Portuguese, you almost always use definite articles (o, a, os, as) before nouns when referring to specific things. Sumo is a masculine word, so it gets o (the), and sopa is feminine, so it gets a (the).
Can I drop the words O homem if we already know who we are talking about?
Yes! If it's already clear from the context that you are talking about the man, you can just say bebe o sumo e come a sopa. The -e ending on the verbs shows that the subject is "he", "she", or "it".

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