Breakdown of Há um café muito bom na esquina onde a rua termina.
muito
much / very
um
a / an / some (all forms)
haver
to be (there is / there are)
bom
good
onde
where
em
in / on / at
a rua
the street
o café
the café
terminar
to finish
a esquina
the corner (street)
Questions & Answers about Há um café muito bom na esquina onde a rua termina.
Why do we use onde here, and what does it connect?
The word onde is a relative pronoun meaning 'where'. In this sentence, it refers back to the physical location just mentioned, a esquina (the corner), linking it to the action that happens there (a rua termina).
Could I use em que instead of onde in this sentence?
If there were two good cafes, would Há change to a plural form?
No, it stays exactly the same. The verb Há comes from the verb haver and means both 'there is' and 'there are'. It is an impersonal verb, meaning it only has this one form in the present tense, no matter how many things you are talking about.
Why does 'on the corner' translate to na esquina? Doesn't na usually mean 'in the'?
The Portuguese preposition em covers 'in', 'on', and 'at' in English. Because esquina is a feminine noun, em combines with the word for 'the' (a) to become na. So here, na esquina is the natural way to say 'on the corner' or 'at the corner'.
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