Breakdown of Moro neste prédio.
morar
to live
neste
in this (m/sg), nesta (f/sg), nestes (m/pl), nestas (f/pl)
o prédio
the building
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Questions & Answers about Moro neste prédio.
Where does the word neste come from?
It is a combination of the preposition em (in) and the demonstrative este (this). Because prédio is a masculine word, we use este. When em and este are next to each other, they always merge into the contraction neste (in this).
Is it mandatory to combine em and este? Could I just say em este prédio?
Yes, it is completely mandatory! In Portuguese, you must always squish the preposition em together with demonstrative words like este or esse to form a single word.
What is the difference between using neste and nesse here?
Why is there no word for 'I' at the beginning of the sentence?