Word
Eu lavo os dentes depois do jantar.
Meaning
I brush my teeth after dinner.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Eu lavo os dentes depois do jantar.
eu
I
do
of the / from the (do, da, dos, das)
o jantar
the dinner
depois de
after
Questions & Answers about Eu lavo os dentes depois do jantar.
Why does it say os dentes (the teeth) instead of "my teeth"?
In Portuguese, when talking about daily actions involving your own body parts, you generally use the definite article (o, a, os, as) rather than a possessive word like "my". Because the sentence starts with Eu lavo (I wash), it is already obvious whose teeth are being brushed!
Why use lavo (I wash) instead of a word for "brush"?
In European Portuguese, the most natural and common way to say "to brush teeth" is lavar os dentes (literally "to wash the teeth"). While the verb escovar (to brush) exists, people almost exclusively use lavar for this daily routine.
Why is it do jantar and not just depois jantar?
How would I use our current lesson to change this sentence to "I can brush my teeth after dinner"?