Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Ele bebe todo o leite.

Ele bebe todo o leite.

He drinks all the milk.

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Why is it todo instead of tudo here?

Todo is used when describing a specific noun, like all the milk (todo o leite). It changes form to match the noun's gender and number. Tudo means everything as a general concept and stands alone, so you wouldn't put it directly in front of a noun like milk.

Why do we need the o between todo and leite?

In Portuguese, the structure for all the or the whole requires the definite article. Just like in English where we say all the milk, in Portuguese we must say todo o leite.

Leite ends in the letter e. How do I know it's masculine so I can use todo o?

Nouns ending in the letter e can be either masculine or feminine, so their gender just has to be memorized as you learn them. Leite happens to be a masculine noun, which is why it requires the masculine words todo and o.

Since this lesson covers negative words, how would I change this sentence to say He drinks nothing?

To say He drinks nothing, you use the negative word nada. Applying the double negation rule from this lesson, you must put não before the verb and nada after it, giving you: Ele não bebe nada.