Questions & Answers about Pões a semente na terra?
Why does the verb pões have an 'e' in it when the infinitive is pôr?
The verb pôr is highly irregular because it evolved from an older Portuguese word, poer. You will see that hidden 'e' appear in many of its conjugations! Pões is the present tense form for tu (informal you).
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
In Portuguese, the subject pronoun is usually dropped because the verb itself tells us who is doing the action. The specific spelling of pões is only ever used for tu (informal "you"), making the pronoun unnecessary.
Why use na terra instead of just em terra?
To say "in the soil", you need the preposition em (in) plus the definite article a (the), because terra is a feminine noun. In Portuguese, em + a always squeeze together to form the mandatory contraction na.
Does terra mean "soil" or "Earth"?
It can mean both! When written with a lowercase letter, terra usually means soil, dirt, or land. When capitalized (a Terra), it refers to planet Earth.