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Advanced Portuguese Grammar Question - faz tempo que... vs fazia tempo que
I want to say:
It's been a long time since I've heard this song
In portuguese two forms are possible:
Fazia muito tempo q não ouvia essa musica
vs
Faz tempo que não ouço essa musica
What is the difference? My Brazilian friends tried explaining it to me, so I have a general idea, but if someone could give me a detailed explanation of the difference, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you in advance!
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Portuguese subjuntive question
Can someone help me that knows Portuguese grammar very well. I asked my Brazilian friends about the following sentence:
Eu nunca saí com uma mulher que tinha mais de 50 anos.
My Brazilians corrected me and said... 'tinha' is incorrect... either use 'tenha' (informal) ou 'tivesse" (formal, and more correct).
My question is, why does this sentence require the use of the subjunctive?? There is no mood, emotion, desire, command, or doubt -- all cases where you need to use the subjunctive. The sentence I provided is a fact about the past. I never went out with a woman that was more than 50 years old. Fact. No doubt. No possibility, etc.
None of my Brazilian friends could explain why this sentence requires the use of the subjunctive.
Thank you for your help!
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Question about the symbols in this image / Chinese character
Please see this image: https://ibb.co/kfEJJb
I took this picture from a Chinese bell ornament.
What does each chinese symbol mean? What is the overall message of this?
Thank you
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O que significa o seguinte? acho que só eu não tenho hoje em dia
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