Word
Estou na paragem de autocarro.
Meaning
I am at the bus stop.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Estou na paragem de autocarro.
estar
to be (temporary / location)
na
in the / on the / at the (f.sg)
a paragem de autocarro
the bus stop
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Questions & Answers about Estou na paragem de autocarro.
Why do we use estou here instead of sou for "I am"?
What does na mean, and why isn't it just em?
na means "at the" or "in the". It is a mandatory contraction (combination) of the preposition em (in/at/on) and the feminine word for "the", which is a. We use na here because paragem is a feminine noun. If the location was a masculine noun, we would use no (em + o).
Why is it paragem de autocarro instead of just "autocarro paragem"?
I've seen the word "ônibus" used for bus online. Why does this sentence use autocarro?
autocarro is the standard word for "bus" in European Portuguese. The word "ônibus" is used in Brazilian Portuguese. Also, a bus stop in Portugal is a paragem, whereas in Brazil you might hear "ponto".