Breakdown of O avô planta a árvore no jardim.
em
in / on / at
o jardim
the garden
a árvore
the tree
o avô
the grandfather
plantar
to plant
Questions & Answers about O avô planta a árvore no jardim.
I always mix up avô and avó. How do I know this is the grandfather?
The word avô (grandfather) has a circumflex accent (the 'hat'), which gives it a closed 'oh' sound. Avó (grandmother) has an acute accent, giving it an open 'aw' sound. A common memory trick for beginners is that the grandfather wears a hat!
Is planta a verb or a noun in this sentence?
Here it is the verb plantar (to plant) conjugated in the present tense for ele (he). Portuguese often uses the same word for a noun and a related verb, so a planta also means 'the plant'. Context tells us it is the verb here because it directly follows the subject, O avô.
Since we are learning the verb pôr (to put), could I use it instead of planta here?
Why is it no jardim and not just em jardim?
In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/on/at) almost always merges with the definite article that follows it. Because jardim is a masculine noun, 'in the garden' requires em + o (the), which combine to make the contraction no.
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