Breakdown of Vira à direita no cruzamento.
no
in the / on the / at the (m, f, pl forms: na, nos, nas)
à
at the (fem. sg.) / to the (fem. sg.)
a direita
the right (side)
virar
to turn
o cruzamento
the crossroads
Questions & Answers about Vira à direita no cruzamento.
Why is it Vira and not Viras if we are telling someone what to do?
Vira is the informal command for tu (you). To give a command to a friend in Portuguese, you drop the -s from the normal present tense form (tu viras becomes vira). If you were speaking formally to someone using você, you would say Vire instead.
Why is there an accent on à in à direita?
The word à with the grave accent shows a contraction. It combines the preposition a (to or at) with the feminine definite article a (the). It is feminine because direita (right) is a feminine noun.
The English translation says "at the crossroads". Why do we use no instead of ao?
In Portuguese, the preposition em (in, on, or at) is commonly used to pinpoint the exact location where an action happens. Because cruzamento is masculine, em combines with the word o (the) to make no.
Could I say à direito instead?
No, when talking about the direction "right", it is always the feminine a direita. The masculine word direito exists, but as a direction it means "straight ahead". So to say "turn right", always use à direita.
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