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A parte difícil vem agora.

A parte difícil vem agora.
The hard part comes now.
From Lesson 168:As palavras essenciais (o caso, a maneira)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of A parte difícil vem agora.

agora
now
difícil
difficult
vir
to come
a parte
the part

Questions & Answers about A parte difícil vem agora.

Wait, does vem mean 'comes' or 'sees'? I always mix them up!
It means 'comes'. Vem is from the verb vir (to come). The word for 'sees' is vê (from the verb ver, to see). It is a very common mix-up! Also, watch out for their plurals: vêm (they come) and veem (they see).
Why doesn't the adjective difícil have a feminine ending to match the feminine noun a parte?
Adjectives that end in -l (like difícil, fácil, or azul) are used for both masculine and feminine nouns. You only need to change them if the noun is plural, which would make it difíceis.
Could I say A difícil parte vem agora instead?
In Portuguese, adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe. While a few specific adjectives can go before the noun for poetic or emotional effect, difícil is not one of them. So, a parte difícil is the only natural way to say it.

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