Breakdown of Tenho uma moeda de dois euros.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
ter
to have
dois
two
o euro
the euro
a moeda
the coin / the currency
Questions & Answers about Tenho uma moeda de dois euros.
Why is there no word for "I" before Tenho?
Why do we need the word de here?
Why is euros plural in Portuguese when it is singular in the English translation?
In English, words that act like adjectives are always singular, like "two-euro". In Portuguese, dois euros is just a normal plural amount following the word de, so euros takes an "s".
Because moeda is a feminine word, why don't we use the feminine number duas?
The number dois is attached to euros, which is a masculine word. If you were counting the coins themselves instead of the euros, you would use the feminine form, like in duas moedas (two coins).
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