Breakdown of Aqui está o troco. Podes guardá-lo no bolso.
aqui
here
estar
to be (temporary / location)
no
in the / on the / at the (m, f, pl forms: na, nos, nas)
o bolso
the pocket
Questions & Answers about Aqui está o troco. Podes guardá-lo no bolso.
Why does the verb guardar change to guardá-lo?
When attaching a direct object pronoun like o (it) to a verb ending in -r (like the infinitive guardar), you must drop the -r and add an L to the pronoun, making it -lo. Because dropping the -r changes how the word is naturally stressed, we add an acute accent to the a to keep the pronunciation exactly the same: guardá-lo.
What exactly does the -lo replace in this sentence?
Why is it no bolso instead of em o bolso for 'in the pocket'?
In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/on) must always contract with the definite article that follows it. Here, em + o (the) combines to form the single word no.