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Este álbum completo é muito raro.

Este álbum completo é muito raro.
This complete album is very rare.
From Lesson 128:Indefinite pronouns (qualquer, cada)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Este álbum completo é muito raro.

If I wanted to practice this lesson's grammar, how would I change this sentence to say "Any complete album" or "Each complete album"?
You would replace the demonstrative pronoun este (this) with our new indefinite pronouns! To say "Any complete album", use Qualquer álbum completo. To say "Each complete album", use Cada álbum completo. Both qualquer and cada are placed directly before the noun, and neither word changes shape for masculine or feminine words.
Why do we use este here instead of isto?
Both mean "this", but they have different jobs. Este is used right before a masculine noun to point out a specific item (este álbum = this album). You only use isto when referring to an unidentified object, a situation, or an abstract idea (like "What is this?").
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) instead of está (from estar)?
We use the verb ser for permanent or inherent characteristics. Being "rare" (raro) is a permanent historical fact about this particular album, not a temporary condition that might easily change tomorrow.
Why does the word álbum have a written accent mark?
In Portuguese, words ending in -um (like nenhum) usually have their natural spoken stress on the final syllable. Because the stress in álbum falls on the first syllable instead, it needs the acute accent (´) to show that it breaks the normal pronunciation rule.

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