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Tu pões a terra no vaso.

Tu pões a terra no vaso.
You put the soil in the pot.
From Lesson 158:The verb to put (pôr)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Tu pões a terra no vaso.

Why is the verb spelled pões with a tilde (~)?
The verb pôr (to put) is highly irregular. For tu (informal you) in the present tense, it becomes pões. The tilde (~) tells you to make a nasal sound (it sounds a bit like the "oi" in "coins" but pushed through your nose). For reference, the present tense pattern is: ponho, pões, põe, pomos, põem.
Doesn't terra usually mean the planet Earth?
It does! Terra translates to "Earth" (the planet) or "land". However, in everyday contexts like gardening or cleaning, it simply means "soil" or "dirt".
Where does the word no come from in no vaso?
It comes from combining the preposition em (in/on/at) with the masculine definite article o (the). In Portuguese, these two words must merge together to make no (in the).
Can I use vaso for a pot to cook food in?
No, vaso is specifically a pot for plants or a flower vase. If you are talking about a cooking pot, you would use the words panela or tacho instead.

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