Question 1

Why is the verb farei instead of fazerei?

Accepted Answer

The verb fazer (to do or make) is irregular in the future tense. Normally, you build the future tense by adding an ending to the full infinitive. However, for fazer, you must use the special shortened stem far- before adding the normal future ending for I, which is -ei.

Question 2

Why does the sentence use pela to mean for the? Why not para a?

Accepted Answer

We use the preposition por (which combines with the feminine word a to become pela) when we mean doing something for the sake of or on behalf of someone or something. If you used para a, it would sound more like the nation is a physical destination or the recipient of a physical object.

Question 3

How do we know to use the feminine pela instead of the masculine pelo before nação?

Accepted Answer

Portuguese words ending in -ção are almost always feminine, which means they take feminine words like a and pela. As a helpful bonus, they usually correspond to English words ending in -tion (like nation becoming nação).

Question 4

Is the pronoun Eu strictly necessary at the beginning of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

No, it is completely optional. You can simply say Farei tudo pela nação. Because the -ei ending on farei is only ever used for the first-person singular, everyone will already know you are talking about yourself.

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