Question 1

Why is it toda a tralha and not tudo a tralha?

Accepted Answer

We use toda here because it describes a specific feminine singular noun (a tralha). You must use the matching variable form of todo. Tudo is an invariable pronoun that stands alone to mean "everything" (as in guardamos tudo). Because we specifically name the noun here, we need toda.

Question 2

Why do we include the article a after toda?

Accepted Answer

When you use todo, toda, todos, or todas to mean "all of the" or "the whole", you must include the definite article before the noun. So "all the junk" translates to toda a tralha. In Portuguese, leaving the article out here would sound incorrect.

Question 3

Are esvaziamos and guardamos present or past tense?

Accepted Answer

They are in the present tense (we empty, we put away). In European Portuguese, if they were in the past tense, they would have an acute accent on the "a" (esvaziámos, guardámos) to show an open vowel sound. This accent is the only way to tell the past and present apart in writing for "-ar" verbs in the "nós" form.

Question 4

Is tralha the same thing as lixo?

Accepted Answer

No. Tralha means clutter, random objects, or gear taking up space. It is "junk" in the sense of a messy bedroom. If you are talking about actual waste or garbage to be thrown in the bin, you would use the word lixo.

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