Word
Quero ver o museu.
Meaning
I want to see the museum.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Quero ver o museu.
Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?
Why isn't there a word for 'to' between Quero and ver?
In English, we say 'want to see'. In Portuguese, the 'to' is already built into the dictionary form of the second verb, ver (to see). You just put the two verbs right next to each other without adding anything in between.
Why doesn't ver change to match the speaker?
Can I just say Quero ver museu without the o?
No, Portuguese almost always requires definite articles like o (the) before nouns in this context. Since you are talking about a specific museum, you must use the masculine singular article o before museu.