Word
A senhora tem a sua chave aqui.
Meaning
You (formal) have your key here, madam.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A senhora tem a sua chave aqui.
a senhora
the lady / you (formal, f)
a chave
the key
aqui
here
ter
to have
Questions & Answers about A senhora tem a sua chave aqui.
Why does the sentence use A senhora if the translation says "You"?
Why is the verb tem used here? Doesn't that mean "he or she has"?
Why is there an a before sua chave?
In European Portuguese, you almost always put a definite article (like o or a, meaning "the") before a possessive word. Since chave (key) is a feminine word, we use a, making it literally "the your key".
Does sua mean "your" or "her"?
It can mean either! Sua is the possessive word for third-person subjects. Because formal "you" (A senhora) uses third-person grammar, sua can mean "your (formal)", "his", or "her". In this context, speaking directly to the lady, it means "your".