Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Comemos sempre naquele restaurante. - We always eat in that restaurant over there.

Comemos sempre naquele restaurante.

We always eat in that restaurant over there.

Breakdown of Comemos sempre naquele restaurante.

in that over there (m/sg), naquela (f/sg), naqueles (m/pl), naquelas (f/pl)

Questions & Answers about Comemos sempre naquele restaurante.

Where does the word naquele come from?

It is a contraction of the preposition em (in/on/at) and the demonstrative pronoun aquele (that one over there). In Portuguese, when em is followed by these demonstrative words, they must combine. em + aquele becomes naquele.

How do I know whether to use naquele or nesse?

Both can translate to "in that", but they show different distances. You use nesse (em + esse) when the restaurant is near the person you are talking to. You use naquele (em + aquele) when the restaurant is far away from both of you, just like saying "in that restaurant over there".

Why is sempre placed after the verb instead of before it?

In English, we usually say "We always eat", putting the frequency word before the verb. However, in Portuguese, adverbs like sempre (always) typically go right after the verb. So the sentence is structured literally as "Eat always".

Why is there no word for "we" at the beginning of the sentence?