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O chocolate? Ele adora-o.

O chocolate? Ele adora-o.
The chocolate? He adores it.
From Lesson 67:Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of O chocolate? Ele adora-o.

ele
he
o chocolate
the chocolate
o
him/it (m)
adorar
to adore

Questions & Answers about O chocolate? Ele adora-o.

Why is there an "-o" attached to the end of "adora"?
The -o is a direct object pronoun meaning "it". It replaces the masculine noun o chocolate so we don't have to repeat it. In European Portuguese, these pronouns usually attach to the end of the verb with a hyphen in simple affirmative sentences.
Wait, doesn't "o" mean "the"?
Yes, it does double duty! Before a noun (like in o chocolate), o means "the". But when it is attached to a verb as a pronoun (like in adora-o), it means "him" or "it".
How would the sentence change if we were talking about a feminine word, like soup (a sopa)?
Because sopa is a feminine noun, you would need to use the feminine direct object pronoun -a. The sentence would change to: A sopa? Ele adora-a.
Can I just say "Ele adora o chocolate" without the hyphen and pronoun?
Absolutely! Ele adora o chocolate means exactly "He adores the chocolate". Using the pronoun -o just makes you sound more fluent because it avoids repeating the noun, exactly like saying "He adores it" instead of "He adores the chocolate" in English.

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