Word
Gosto de desenhar a imagem do livro.
Meaning
I like to draw the image from the book.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Gosto de desenhar a imagem do livro.
o livro
the book
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
gostar de
to like
desenhar
to draw
Questions & Answers about Gosto de desenhar a imagem do livro.
Why is there a de between Gosto and desenhar?
In Portuguese, the verb gostar (to like) almost always needs the preposition de right after it. Whether you like a noun or like doing an action, that de has to be there to connect the words!
We are learning the present continuous. How does that fit in here?
This sentence actually doesn't use the present continuous. In English, we often use the "-ing" form to say "I like drawing", but Portuguese just uses the normal infinitive verb (desenhar) after gostar de. You only use the present continuous pattern (estar a + infinitive) when you are actively doing the action right now, like Estou a desenhar (I am drawing).
Where does the word do come from in do livro?
The word do is a required contraction. It combines the preposition de (meaning "of" or "from") with o (the masculine word for "the"). Since livro is a masculine noun, "from the book" becomes de + o = do livro.
Why isn't there an Eu (I) at the beginning of the sentence?