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A médica raramente verifica as notificações.

A médica raramente verifica as notificações.
The doctor rarely checks the notifications.
From Lesson 174:Adverbs of frequency (muitas vezes, raramente)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of A médica raramente verifica as notificações.

a médica
the doctor (f)
verificar
to check
raramente
rarely
a notificação
the notification

Questions & Answers about A médica raramente verifica as notificações.

Where should I place adverbs of frequency like raramente in a Portuguese sentence?
Just like in English, adverbs of frequency usually go directly before the main verb. So we say raramente verifica (rarely checks). You can sometimes put it at the very beginning or end of the sentence for emphasis, but placing it right before the verb is the most common and natural spot.
Is the -mente ending in raramente the Portuguese equivalent of "-ly" in English?
Exactly! Many English adverbs end in "-ly", and their Portuguese equivalents end in -mente. To make these adverbs, you usually take the feminine form of an adjective (like rara) and add -mente, creating raramente (rarely).
Verifica translates to "checks" here, but it looks like "verify". Are they the same thing?
Yes, verificar literally means to "verify", but in Portuguese, it is the standard verb used for "checking" things like emails, notifications, accounts, or facts.
What is the singular form of as notificações?
The singular is a notificação. In Portuguese, nouns that end in -ção are almost always feminine. To make them plural, you drop the -ção and add -ções.

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