Word
Os óculos deles estão aqui.
Meaning
Their glasses are here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Os óculos deles estão aqui.
aqui
here
estar
to be (temporary / location)
dele
his (forms: dela, deles, delas)
os óculos
the glasses
Questions & Answers about Os óculos deles estão aqui.
Why does the sentence start with "Os" when the English translation is just "Their glasses"?
In Portuguese, when you use a word like deles (their / of them) to show possession, you usually still need the definite article before the noun. Literally, the sentence is structured as "The glasses of them", which is why you need Os at the beginning.
Does deles change to match the word óculos or the people who own the glasses?
It matches the people who own the glasses! The word deles literally means "of them" (referring to a group of males or a mixed-gender group). Even if they owned a singular object, like a book (o livro deles), you would still use deles. This is different from words like meu or nosso, which must change to match the object being owned.
Why is it Os óculos deles instead of Os deles óculos?
Why do we use estão instead of são here?