Word
Não interrompas a professora!
Meaning
Do not interrupt the teacher!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Não interrompas a professora!
não
not / no
a professora
the teacher (f)
interromper
to interrupt
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Questions & Answers about Não interrompas a professora!
Why does the verb end in '-as' (interrompas) instead of '-es' (interrompes)?
How would I say this formally if I were talking to someone using você?
You would say Não interrompa a professora! For formal commands, you use the você form of the present subjunctive, which drops the 's' at the end.
Is a professora the person being spoken to, or the person being interrupted?
It is the person being interrupted (the direct object). You are telling 'you' (the listener) not to interrupt the teacher. If you were talking TO the teacher, you would use a comma: Não interrompas, professora! (meaning 'Don't interrupt, teacher!').