Breakdown of O meu colega faz-me um favor porque estou ocupado.
um
a / an / some (all forms)
estar
to be (temporary / location)
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
fazer
to do
ocupado
busy
porque
because
me
me
o colega
the colleague
o favor
the favor
Questions & Answers about O meu colega faz-me um favor porque estou ocupado.
Why is the pronoun -me attached to the end of faz with a hyphen?
In European Portuguese, the default rule for affirmative main sentences is to attach the object pronoun to the end of the verb. Since O meu colega faz is a simple affirmative statement, the indirect object pronoun me hooks onto the end to make faz-me.
How would the pronoun placement change if he didn't do me a favor?
Why does this sentence use estou instead of sou for 'I am'?
Does ocupado change if the speaker is a woman?
Yes! Adjectives must agree with the gender of the person they describe. If the person saying they are busy is female, she would say estou ocupada.
Is the O at the beginning of the sentence necessary?
In European Portuguese, yes. You almost always need to use a definite article, like o or a, before a possessive word like meu. So, 'my colleague' translates to o meu colega.
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