Word
O dono do café conhece toda a gente.
Meaning
The café's owner knows everyone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of O dono do café conhece toda a gente.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
o café
the café
conhecer
to meet / to get to know / discover
todo
all / whole
Questions & Answers about O dono do café conhece toda a gente.
Why is conhece used here instead of a form of saber for the word 'knows'?
Why do we use the phrase toda a gente to mean 'everyone'?
Literally translating to 'all the people', toda a gente is the most common and natural way to say 'everyone' or 'everybody' in European Portuguese. While you could use the word todos, toda a gente is much more typical in everyday conversation.
Why is there an a in toda a gente? Doesn't toda already mean 'all'?
In Portuguese, when you use todo or toda to mean 'all of the' or 'the whole' of a specific noun, you almost always include the definite article (o or a) immediately after it. Without the a, the phrase would sound incomplete because you need to say 'all of the people'.
Why does it say do café instead of just de café?