Breakdown of A canção do verão toca na rádio.
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
na
in the / on the / at the (f.sg)
o verão
the summer
o rádio
the radio
Questions & Answers about A canção do verão toca na rádio.
Why is it na rádio (feminine) here? Doesn't rádio end in -o?
Yes, it ends in -o, but rádio has two meanings depending on its gender! When it is feminine (a rádio), it means the broadcasting station or the medium itself. When it is masculine (o rádio), it means the physical electronic device. Since the song is playing on the broadcast, we use na, which is em plus a.
Does toca mean 'plays' for everything, like playing a sport?
Why do we say do verão instead of just de verão?
In Portuguese, seasons almost always use the definite article (o or a). So 'summer' is o verão. When you say 'the song of the summer', you combine de (of) and o (the) to make the contraction do.
How do I know canção is a feminine word?