Learn Portuguese (Portugal): A tua mãe tem muito orgulho em ti.

A tua mãe tem muito orgulho em ti.

Your mother is very proud of you.

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Questions & Answers about A tua mãe tem muito orgulho em ti.

Why does the sentence use ti instead of tu at the end?

Because it comes immediately after a preposition (em). After prepositions like em, de, or para, you must use special "stressed" pronouns. For the informal "you" (tu), this pronoun changes to ti.

In English we say "proud of you". Why does Portuguese use the preposition em here?

Prepositions often don't translate word-for-word between languages! In Portuguese, the set phrase is ter orgulho em alguém, which literally means "to have pride in someone".

Why is the verb tem (has) used here instead of é (is)?

While English uses the adjective "proud" with the verb "to be" (is proud), Portuguese uses the noun orgulho (pride) with the verb ter (to have). So, tem muito orgulho translates literally to "has a lot of pride".

Why is there an A at the very beginning of the sentence?

In European Portuguese, it is standard to put a definite article (o or a) before a possessive word. Since mãe is feminine, we use A before tua. It literally looks like "The your mother", which is completely natural in Portugal!