Breakdown of Nós trabalhámos neste prédio no mês passado.
nós
we
em
in / on / at
trabalhar
to work
o mês
the month
Questions & Answers about Nós trabalhámos neste prédio no mês passado.
Why does trabalhámos have an accent mark on the second a?
In European Portuguese, regular -ar verbs in the past tense for nós (we) take an acute accent mark: -ámos. This is very important because it shows the difference between the past tense (trabalhámos, we worked) and the present tense (trabalhamos, we work). The accent also tells you to pronounce that letter with a wider, more open sound.
How is neste formed?
Neste means "in this". It is a combination of the preposition em (in, on, or at) and the word for "this", este. Because prédio (building) is a masculine singular word, we use the masculine form este, which merges with em to make neste.
Why is there a no before mês passado?
In English, we just say "last month". However, in Portuguese, you need to literally say "in the past month" when talking about when an action happened. The word no is a contraction of the preposition em (in) and the definite article o (the).
Could I put the adjective first and say passado mês?