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I've also seen the word alugar for "to rent". Why do we use arrendar here?
In Portuguese, there are two verbs for "to rent" depending on what is being rented. You use arrendar for real estate, like a house (a casa) or an apartment. You use alugar for movable objects, like a car or a bicycle. How do I pronounce the -am at the end of arrendam?
Even though it is spelled with an 'm', the -am ending on Portuguese verbs is a nasal sound. It is pronounced very similarly to the -ão sound. You do not close your lips to make an English 'm' sound at the end! If a mixed group of men and women are renting the house, do we still use eles?
Yes. The pronoun eles translates to "they" for a group of men, or a mixed group of men and women. You only use the feminine version, elas, if every single person in the group is female. Learn Eles arrendam a casa and more in Portuguese
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