Word
A que horas vais para a estação?
Meaning
What time are you going to the station?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A que horas vais para a estação?
a que horas
at what time
ir
to go
para
to / for
a estação
the station
Questions & Answers about A que horas vais para a estação?
Why does this sentence use para a estação instead of à estação?
Both are correct, but there is a subtle difference. Using a (which merges with the article to form à) suggests a quick, temporary visit with an immediate return, like dropping someone off. Using para emphasizes the destination itself, or implies you will be there for a longer period, such as waiting to catch a train.
Why do we say A que horas instead of just Que horas?
When asking "at what time" an event happens, Portuguese requires the preposition a at the beginning: A que horas (literally "At what hours"). You only use Que horas without the a when asking for the current time, like in Que horas são? (What time is it?).
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
Why don't para and a combine into a single word, the way a + a becomes à?