Breakdown of O meu pai prefere um jipe novo, mas a minha mãe quer outro usado.
novo
new / young
o pai
the father / the parents
a mãe
the mother
mas
but
um
a / an / some (all forms)
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
querer
to want
preferir
to prefer
o
him/it (m)
outro
other
o jipe
the SUV / the jeep
usado
used
Questions & Answers about O meu pai prefere um jipe novo, mas a minha mãe quer outro usado.
Why is it just outro instead of um outro for "another"?
In Portuguese, outro and its variations already mean "another". You usually do not need to add um or uma before them. Because it refers back to jipe, which is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form outro.
The English translation says "another used one". Where is the word for "one" in the Portuguese sentence?
Portuguese does not use a filler word like "one" in this kind of sentence. You simply place the adjective directly after outro. So, outro usado literally means "another used", which is the completely natural way to express "another used one".
Why do we say o meu pai and a minha mãe instead of just meu pai and minha mãe?
As a quick refresher: in European Portuguese, you almost always put the definite article (o or a) before a possessive word like meu or minha. It literally translates to "the my father" or "the my mother", which sounds strange in English but is the standard rule in Portugal.
Is jipe just the Portuguese spelling of the English word "Jeep"?
Yes! It originally comes from the American brand name "Jeep". However, in Portugal, um jipe has become a general, everyday noun used to describe any SUV or off-road vehicle, regardless of what brand it actually is.
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