Breakdown of Aquilo que me ofende é a tua atitude.
ser
to be
aquilo
that over there
teu
your (informal, m/f/pl: teu, tua, teus, tuas)
me
me
Questions & Answers about Aquilo que me ofende é a tua atitude.
Why use aquilo que instead of just o que here?
Why does the pronoun me come before the verb ofende?
In European Portuguese, object pronouns usually come after the verb. However, the word que is a "magnet" word. It attracts the pronoun to step in front of the verb. So, instead of que ofende-me, it must be que me ofende.
Why do we need the article a before tua atitude?
In European Portuguese, you almost always put a definite article (o or a) before a possessive word like "my" or "your". Since atitude is a feminine noun, we use the feminine article a along with the feminine possessive tua (your).
Could I use está instead of é in this sentence?