Word
A solidariedade na instituição é maior.
Meaning
Solidarity is greater at the charity.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A solidariedade na instituição é maior.
ser
to be
na
in the / on the / at the (f.sg)
maior
bigger
a instituição
the charity
Questions & Answers about A solidariedade na instituição é maior.
Why is "charity" translated as instituição rather than caridade?
Does maior change its ending because solidariedade is feminine?
No, maior (meaning "greater" or "bigger") is the irregular comparative form of grande. Just like grande, it only changes for plurals (becoming maiores), but stays exactly the same for both masculine and feminine nouns.
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) instead of está (from estar) here?
Why does na translate to "at the" here instead of "in the"?
The Portuguese preposition em (which combines with the feminine article a to make na) can mean "in", "on", or "at" depending on the context. While English usually prefers "at the charity", Portuguese simply uses its versatile preposition em.