Word
O nosso filho estuda inglês.
Meaning
Our son studies English.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of O nosso filho estuda inglês.
inglês
English
estudar
to study
o filho
the son
nosso
our (m/f/pl: nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas)
Questions & Answers about O nosso filho estuda inglês.
Why is there an "O" before "nosso"? Doesn't that translate to "The our son"?
In European Portuguese, possessive words like nosso (our) usually need a definite article (o, a, os, as) right before them. Since filho is a masculine singular noun, we use o. English doesn't do this, so it feels like saying "the our son," but it is completely natural and expected in Portuguese.
Does "nosso" change if a mother is speaking versus a father?
No. Possessive words must match the gender of the person or thing being "owned," not the gender of the owners. Because filho (son) is masculine, the word is nosso. If they were talking about their daughter (filha), it would change to feminine: A nossa filha.
Why isn't "inglês" capitalized here?
In Portuguese, the names of languages (like inglês, português, espanhol) and nationalities are written in lowercase letters unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
How do we know to use "estuda" instead of "estudo"?