Word
Tenho a carta de condução.
Meaning
I have the driving licence.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Tenho a carta de condução.
Why is "Eu" (I) missing from the beginning of the sentence?
Doesn't carta usually mean "letter"?
Yes, carta commonly means "letter" (as in mail), but it is also used for certain official documents or cards. In Portugal, a driver's licence is specifically called a carta de condução.
Why use de (of) between the two nouns?
Is there a trick to remembering words that end in -ção?
Yes! Words ending in -ção, like condução, are almost always feminine. This is helpful to remember when you need to match them with feminine words like a (the). They also frequently match English words ending in "-tion".