Breakdown of O comboio parte de Lisboa com setenta alunos.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
Lisboa
Lisbon
o aluno
the student (m)
com
with
partir
to leave / to depart
o comboio
the train
setenta
seventy
Questions & Answers about O comboio parte de Lisboa com setenta alunos.
Does the number setenta change to match the gender of the students?
No. Even though setenta (seventy) ends in the letter a, it does not change based on gender. The tens words from trinta to noventa are invariable, meaning they stay exactly the same whether you are counting male students (alunos) or female students (alunas).
Why is it de Lisboa instead of da Lisboa?
Most cities and towns in Portuguese do not take a definite article. Because there is no article before the city name, the preposition de (from) stays exactly as it is and does not merge into da.
What verb does parte come from?
I have seen the word trem for train before. Why is it comboio here?
In European Portuguese, the word for train is always comboio. You will see trem in Brazilian Portuguese resources, but it is not commonly used in Portugal.
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