Breakdown of A professora parte de Lisboa em agosto.
a professora
the teacher (f)
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
Lisboa
Lisbon
em
in / on / at
partir
to leave / to depart
agosto
August
Questions & Answers about A professora parte de Lisboa em agosto.
Why is agosto not capitalized here?
In Portuguese, the names of the months (like agosto, janeiro, etc.) are written in lowercase letters. They are only capitalized if they appear at the very beginning of a sentence.
Why do we say em agosto? Is it ever no agosto?
To say "in [a month]", you just use the plain preposition em (in). You do not need to add "the" before the month, so you do not combine em with an article to make no or na. It is simply em agosto.
The word parte means "leaves", but could I use sai here too?
Why is it de Lisboa instead of da Lisboa?
The preposition de means "from" or "of". While countries often need a "the" before them (which combines with de to make do or da), most cities like Lisboa do not use a "the". Therefore, it stays as just de Lisboa (from Lisbon).
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