Word
Eu gosto de ler no quarto.
Meaning
I like to read in the bedroom.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Eu gosto de ler no quarto.
eu
I
em
in / on / at
o quarto
the bedroom / the room
gostar de
to like
Questions & Answers about Eu gosto de ler no quarto.
Why is there a de after gosto?
In Portuguese, the verb gostar (to like) almost always requires the preposition de right after it. While in English you just say "I like to read", in Portuguese the structure is closer to "I like of to read". You will use gostar de whether you are talking about liking an action or liking a thing.
Why is ler in its basic, unchanged form?
The translation says "in the", but the Portuguese word is no. Where does that come from?
This is a contraction you might remember from earlier lessons. In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/on/at) must blend with the word for "the" if it comes right after it. Because quarto (bedroom) is a masculine word, "the bedroom" is o quarto. When you combine em + o, they merge into no.
Can I leave out the word Eu?