Gostas de ir àquelas montanhas-russas assustadoras?
Do you like going to those scary roller coasters?
Breakdown of Gostas de ir àquelas montanhas-russas assustadoras?
ir
to go
gostar de
to like
àquele
to that [over there] (m) (f. àquela, etc.)
a montanha-russa
the roller coaster
Questions & Answers about Gostas de ir àquelas montanhas-russas assustadoras?
Why is there a grave accent on àquelas?
It shows a contraction of the preposition a (to) and the demonstrative pronoun aquelas (those). The verb ir (to go) requires the preposition a to introduce a destination. Instead of saying the awkward a aquelas, Portuguese combines them into àquelas.
Why is a roller coaster called a montanha-russa?
In Portuguese, roller coasters are literally called Russian mountains (montanhas-russas). This refers to the historical ice slides built in Russia that inspired them. Notice that in this compound noun, both words become plural by adding an s.
Why do we need the word de before ir?
The verb gostar (to like) needs the preposition de to connect it to the thing or action being liked. Whenever you say you like doing something, it follows the pattern gostar de plus the infinitive verb, giving us gostas de ir.
Why does assustadoras (scary) change its ending?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because montanhas-russas is feminine and plural, the base adjective assustador changes to its feminine plural form, assustadoras.