Questions & Answers about Eu sigo a rua.
Why does the verb seguir (to follow) become sigo here instead of 'seguo'?
Seguir is a slightly irregular verb. For the eu (I) form, the first vowel 'e' changes to 'i', and the 'gu' loses its 'u'. This makes it sigo. For other present tense forms, the 'e' comes back, like in ele segue (he follows).
Is it necessary to include the word eu (I) at the start of this sentence?
How is the 'g' in sigo pronounced?
In Portuguese, a 'g' before 'o' or 'a' has a hard sound, like in the English word 'go'. So sigo is pronounced with a hard 'g' sound. In the dictionary form seguir, a silent 'u' is needed to keep that same hard 'g' sound before the letter 'e'.
Why do we just use a rua (the street) instead of saying something like 'down the street'?
In English, we often add direction words like 'down' or 'along'. In Portuguese, the verb seguir directly attaches to the thing you are following without needing extra prepositions. You simply say 'I follow the street', which just needs the feminine word for 'the' (a) right before rua.
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