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Grelha a carne no jardim.

Grelha a carne no jardim.
Grill the meat in the garden.
From Lesson 100:Na cozinha (ferver, fritar, descascar)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Grelha a carne no jardim.

Why is it Grelha and not Grelhe if it is a command?
Grelha is the informal tu command for the verb grelhar (to grill). For regular AR verbs like this one, the informal command looks exactly like the normal present tense for he/she. If you were speaking formally to someone using você, you would change the ending and say Grelhe.
Isn't grelha also the Portuguese word for the physical grill?
Yes, a grelha is the noun for the grill or grate itself. However, here it is used as an action. Context tells you it is a verb because it is at the very beginning of the sentence giving an instruction.
Why does it say no jardim instead of em o jardim?
In Portuguese, the preposition em (in, on, or at) must always combine with the words o or a (the). Because jardim (garden) is a masculine word, em combines with o to become the single word no.
Do I need to include the word tu and say Grelha tu a carne?
No, you almost always leave the pronoun out when giving a command. The specific ending of the verb (grelha) already makes it perfectly clear that you are talking informally to one person.

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