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Ele já tratou do visto?

Ele já tratou do visto?
Did he already take care of the visa?
From Lesson 83:Already and not yet (já, ainda não)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Ele já tratou do visto?

ele
he
já
already
tratar de
to take care of
o visto
the visa

Questions & Answers about Ele já tratou do visto?

Where does já usually go in a Portuguese question compared to English?
In Portuguese, já (already) typically goes immediately before the verb. So we say Ele já tratou...? rather than putting it at the end of the sentence. In English questions, we often have to split the verb up (Did he already take care...?), but Portuguese keeps it simple.
Why is there a do before visto?
The verb tratar means to treat, but when you use it to mean to take care of or to deal with, it must be followed by the preposition de. Since visto (visa) is a masculine noun, de combines with the word o (the) to form the contraction do.
Wait, isn't visto the past participle of ver (to see)?
Good catch! The word visto is indeed the past participle of ver (seen). However, here it is functioning as a masculine noun meaning visa (the travel or immigration document). You can tell it is a noun because it comes right after the article contraction do.
If English often says Has he already taken care of..., why does Portuguese use the simple past tratou?
To ask if a specific action has been completed, Portuguese almost always pairs já with the simple past tense (Pretérito Perfeito Simples). While English might use the present perfect (Has he taken...), Portuguese strongly prefers the simple past for these already finished actions.

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