Breakdown of O nosso irmão parte no domingo.
o irmão
the brother
em
in / on / at
partir
to leave / to depart
nosso
our (m/f/pl: nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas)
Questions & Answers about O nosso irmão parte no domingo.
Why do we say no domingo instead of just em domingo for "on Sunday"?
In Portuguese, days of the week usually need the word "the" before them. Because domingo is a masculine word, we use the masculine "the", which is o. When we combine the preposition em (on/in) with o, they merge to become no. It literally translates to "on the Sunday".
Why isn't the word domingo capitalized here?
Unlike in English, days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized in Portuguese unless they are the very first word of a sentence.
Why is there an O before nosso irmão? Doesn't nosso already mean "our"?
Yes, nosso means "our", but in European Portuguese, it is standard practice to put "the" (o or a) before possessive words. Since irmão is masculine and singular, we use o (capitalized here because it starts the sentence), literally saying "The our brother".
What is the dictionary form of the verb parte?
It comes from the regular verb partir, which means "to leave" or "to depart". Here, parte is the present tense form used for he, she, or it.