Breakdown of O meu filho tem de arrumar o quarto.
o quarto
the bedroom / the room
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
o filho
the son
ter de
to have to
Questions & Answers about O meu filho tem de arrumar o quarto.
Why is there a de between tem and arrumar?
Why is there an O before meu filho? Doesn't that literally mean "the my son"?
Yes, it literally translates to "the my son". In European Portuguese, it is a standard rule to put a definite article (o, a, os, as) before a possessive word like meu.
The English translation says "his room", but the Portuguese just says o quarto (the room). Where is the word for "his"?
In Portuguese, when the owner is completely obvious from the context, you usually drop the possessive word and just use "the" (o or a). This is very common with personal spaces, clothes, and body parts. Saying o seu quarto here isn't strictly wrong, but it sounds unnecessary to a Portuguese speaker.
Does arrumar mean "to clean"?