Breakdown of Eles trarão segurança à cidade.
eles
they (m)
a
to / at (direction)
trazer
to bring
a cidade
the city
a segurança
the security
Questions & Answers about Eles trarão segurança à cidade.
Why is the verb "trarão" instead of "trazerão"?
In the future tense, we usually add the endings to the full infinitive. However, trazer (to bring) is one of the few irregular verbs in this tense. It shortens its stem to trar- before adding the standard "they" ending -ão, making trarão.
Is the "-ão" ending in "trarão" specific to irregular verbs?
No, the -ão ending is the standard future tense ending for eles, elas, and vocês for all verbs. Even though trazer has an irregular stem (trar-), it still uses the exact same future endings as regular verbs.
Why does "à" have an accent pointing to the left in "à cidade"?
That accent (a grave accent) shows a contraction. It means the preposition a (to) has merged with the feminine definite article a (the) that belongs to the feminine noun cidade. Without the merge, it would be "a a cidade", so Portuguese combines them into à (to the).
Could "segurança" also mean "safety" here?
Yes! In Portuguese, segurança translates to both "security" and "safety". The sentence could equally mean "They will bring safety to the city" depending on the context.
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