Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Sentes-te bem nesses calções?

Sentes-te bem nesses calções?

Do you feel good in those shorts?

Breakdown of Sentes-te bem nesses calções?

bem

well / fine

nesse

in that (m/sg), nessa (f/sg), nesses (m/pl), nessas (f/pl)

Questions & Answers about Sentes-te bem nesses calções?

I know this lesson is about stem-changing reflexive verbs. What is the stem change for sentir-se?

The infinitive is sentir-se (to feel). While the tu (you) form used here (sentes-te) keeps the e in the stem, the eu (I) form has a stem change where the e becomes an i: sinto-me (I feel).

Why is the reflexive pronoun -te attached to the end of the verb here?

In European Portuguese, affirmative statements and questions normally have the pronoun attached to the end of the verb with a hyphen. If this question had a negative word like não, that word would act as a magnet and pull the pronoun in front of the verb: Não te sentes bem nesses calções?

Where does the word nesses come from?

Nesses is a mandatory contraction of the preposition em (in) and the masculine plural demonstrative esses (those). We need the preposition because the sentence is literally asking if you feel good in those shorts.

Why does calções end in -ões?

It is the plural form of the masculine noun calção. Most Portuguese nouns ending in -ão form their plural by changing the ending to -ões. Just like the English word shorts, calções is almost always used in the plural.