Breakdown of A loja abre à uma.
a loja
the store
abrir
to open
um
one
à
at the (fem. sg.) / to the (fem. sg.)
Questions & Answers about A loja abre à uma.
Why is there an accent on à?
When saying at a certain time, Portuguese combines the preposition a (at) with a definite article (the). Since one o'clock implies the feminine singular word hora (hour), we use the article a. Combining the preposition a and the article a creates à, with the grave accent showing that these two words were merged together.
I usually see time written with às, like às duas. Why is it singular here?
Because one o'clock is singular! The implied word for hour, hora, is feminine. For one o'clock, we imply the singular uma hora, so we use the singular contraction à. For two o'clock and beyond, the time is plural (horas), so we must use the plural contraction às (which is a + as).
Is uma feminine here because loja (shop) is feminine?
What is the dictionary form of the verb abre?