Questions & Answers about Nós achamos que ele é simpático.
Does simpático mean "sympathetic"?
No, it is a "false friend"! In Portuguese, simpático means friendly, nice, or pleasant. If you want to describe someone as sympathetic (understanding of someone's feelings), you would use a word like compreensivo.
Why use achamos instead of pensamos if they both translate to "we think"?
We use achar when expressing an opinion, similar to saying "to reckon" or "to find" in English. Pensar is used more for the literal act of using your brain to think, like pondering or having something on your mind. For opinions, achar is the verb you want!
Why is it é (from the verb ser) and not está (from the verb estar)?
In English we can say "We reckon he is friendly" without the word "that". Can we drop the que in Portuguese?