Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Não te damos acesso à pasta. - We do not give you access to the folder.

In European Portuguese, object pronouns usually come after the verb. However, negative words like Não act as 'magnets' that pull the pronoun to the front of the verb. So, instead of damos-te, it must be Não te damos.

How do we know who is giving and who is receiving if the word 'nós' (we) isn't there?

The ending of the verb damos (we give) already tells us the subject is nós (we), so it is naturally dropped. The word te is an indirect object pronoun that means 'to you' (informal singular), showing who receives the action.

Why is there a backwards accent on à in à pasta?

The noun acesso (access) is followed by the preposition a (to). The word pasta (folder) is feminine, so it uses the article a (the). When you combine the preposition a and the article a, they merge into à (to the). The grave accent shows this contraction happened.

Does pasta mean the food 'pasta' here?