Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Alguém comprou esta antiguidade valiosa?

Alguém comprou esta antiguidade valiosa?

Did anyone buy this valuable antique?

Breakdown of Alguém comprou esta antiguidade valiosa?

comprar

to buy

este

this (este, esta, estes, estas)

Questions & Answers about Alguém comprou esta antiguidade valiosa?

Why does alguém translate to "anyone" here? Doesn't it usually mean "someone"?

In Portuguese, alguém covers both "someone" and "anyone" in questions and affirmative sentences. You don't need a different word to ask if "anyone" did something. (If the answer was negative, meaning "nobody", you would use ninguém instead).

Which verb form do we use with alguém?

Alguém is always treated as a third-person singular subject, just like ele or ela. That is why we use comprou (the "he/she/it" form of the past tense) rather than a plural verb, even though "anyone" could theoretically refer to multiple people.

How can I tell that antiguidade is feminine, so I know to use esta and valiosa?

A great rule of thumb is that Portuguese nouns ending in -dade (like cidade, verdade, and antiguidade) are almost always feminine. Because the noun is feminine, the words for "this" (esta) and "valuable" (valiosa) must also take their feminine singular forms to match.

Could I put the adjective first and say esta valiosa antiguidade?