Breakdown of Você come muita fruta.
Questions & Answers about Você come muita fruta.
Why is it muita and not muito?
The word muita means "a lot of" and is acting as a quantifier for fruta (fruit). Because fruta is a feminine singular noun, the quantifier must change its ending to match it. That is why we use the feminine singular muita instead of the default masculine muito. Why does Você use the verb form come instead of comes?
In Portuguese, Você is a formal way to say "you," but it always takes the third-person singular verb form (the same one used for ele and ela). The informal "you" (tu) would use comes, as in Tu comes muita fruta. Could I say muitas frutas instead?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. Using the singular muita fruta is the natural way to talk about eating a large amount of fruit in general. If you say muitas frutas, it sounds like you eat many different types of fruit (like apples, bananas, and oranges).
Can I drop the word Você from this sentence?
Yes! In Portugal, people often leave out the pronoun. You can simply say Come muita fruta. Because the verb come is in the third-person form, people will know you mean "You eat" based on the context of the conversation. Learn Você come muita fruta and more in Portuguese
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