Breakdown of O computador custa quatrocentos e cinquenta euros.
e
and
o computador
the computer
o euro
the euro
cinquenta
fifty
custar
to cost
quatrocentos
four hundred
Questions & Answers about O computador custa quatrocentos e cinquenta euros.
Why is it quatrocentos and not quatrocentas?
In Portuguese, hundreds from 200 onwards change their ending to match whether the noun they are counting is masculine or feminine. Because euros is a masculine word, we use the masculine form quatrocentos. If we were counting a feminine word, like cadeiras (chairs), it would be quatrocentas.
Do we always need the word e in the middle of a big number?
Yes! When saying numbers in Portuguese, you always put e (and) between hundreds and tens, and between tens and ones. So 450 is literally four hundred and fifty (quatrocentos e cinquenta).
Who does the verb custa refer to here?
How do you pronounce the 's' at the end of euros?
In European Portuguese, an 's' at the very end of a sentence makes a 'sh' sound, like in the English word 'shoe'. So you will hear euros pronounced similar to 'euro-sh'.
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