Word
De manhã bebo café.
Meaning
In the morning I drink coffee.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about De manhã bebo café.
Why does the sentence use De instead of Em for "In the"?
In Portuguese, to say "in the morning", "in the afternoon", or "in the evening", you use the preposition de (of/from). So, de manhã literally means "of morning". You will also use this when giving a specific time, like às oito da manhã (at eight in the morning).
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
Why is there no article before café? Should it be o café?
Could I say da manhã instead of de manhã here?
Not in this sentence. You use de manhã when just saying "in the morning" as a general time of day. You use da manhã (which combines de and the "the" word a) when linking the morning to a specific hour, which you are learning in this lesson, like às nove da manhã (at nine in the morning).