Word
Vens à festa no sábado? — Venho.
Meaning
Are you coming to the party on Saturday? — I am.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vens à festa no sábado? — Venho.
no
in the / on the / at the (m, f, pl forms: na, nos, nas)
o sábado
the Saturday
à
at the (fem. sg.) / to the (fem. sg.)
a festa
the party
Questions & Answers about Vens à festa no sábado? — Venho.
Why doesn't the sentence say Tu vens and Eu venho?
In Portuguese, the ending of the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. Vens specifically means "you come" (informal) and venho means "I come". Because the verb makes it clear, subject pronouns like tu (you) and eu (I) are usually dropped unless you want to emphasize them.
What does the little grave accent on à mean?
The word à is a contraction (a mash-up) of the preposition a (to) and the feminine word for "the", which is also a. Instead of saying a a festa (to the party), they combine into a single à. The accent just shows you that two A's were squished together!
Why do we use no before sábado? Doesn't no mean "in the"?
Why is the answer Venho instead of just saying Sim (yes)?