Breakdown of O senhor queimou-se no braço com o chá?
o senhor
the gentleman / you (formal, m)
em
in / on / at
com
with
o chá
the tea
Questions & Answers about O senhor queimou-se no braço com o chá?
Why is there a hyphen in queimou-se?
Queimar-se (to burn oneself) is a reflexive verb. In this sentence, it is conjugated in the simple past tense for O senhor (formal you), which uses the 3rd-person form queimou. Because this is a standard affirmative question, the reflexive pronoun se attaches to the end of the verb with a hyphen.
Why does it say no braço instead of using a word for your arm?
In Portuguese, you generally do not use possessive words for body parts. Because the reflexive verb queimou-se already shows that the man burned himself, saying no braço (literally on the arm) makes it perfectly clear whose arm it is.
Where does the word no come from in this sentence?
No is a contraction of the preposition em (in or on) and the masculine singular definite article o (the). In this context, it translates to on the.