English + Portuguese. Help me pls
O meu apartamento
Moro num apartamento com 2 quartos, uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho.
É arejado e luminoso, tem grandes janelas que deixam entrar osol e a luz. A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente. Os quartos têm roupeiros, onde se pode guardar toda a roupa.
Text analysis
1) O meu apartamento.
It is used definite article before a noun with possessive pronoun.
2) Moro num apartamento
‘num’ is preposition em + article o
3) com 2 quartos
There isn’t article, because there is 2. (?)
4) uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho
two articles, no article. Why? ???
5) tem grandes janelas. Os quartos têm roupeiros. The noun without an article. Does it depend on the verb ‘ter’?
6) A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente.
It is used definite article cause we know this objects. ( Are ‘nascente’ and ‘poente’ opposite? ‘nascente’ in my dictionary is ‘spring’ :((()
7) toda a roupa. We always write definite article with ‘toda’
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O meu apartamento
Moro/ vivo num apartamento com 2 (dois) quartos, uma sala, um escritório, uma cozinha e uma casa-de-banho.
É arejada e luminosa, tem grandes janelas que deixam entrar o sol e a luz. A sala está virada para a nascente e os quartos para a poente. Os quartos têm roupeiros, onde se pode guardar toda a roupa.
Text analysis
1) O meu apartamento.
It is used definite article before a noun with possessive pronoun.
In European Portuguese it's used almost of the time
2) Moro num apartamento
‘num’ is preposition em + article um
In EP It's normal we do the contraction
3) com 2 quartos
There isn’t article, because there is 2. (?)
4) uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho
You use the article in all of them
5) tem grandes janelas. Os quartos têm roupeiros. The noun without an article. Does it depend on the verb ‘ter’?
6) A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente.
It is used definite article cause we know this objects. ( Are ‘nascente’ and ‘poente’ opposite? ‘nascente’ in my dictionary is ‘spring’ :((()
7) toda a roupa. We always write definite article with ‘toda’
You can just say the "roupa" you don't need to sy all cloths.
The mistakes are in red and suggestions on how to improve the sentences are in blue, based on how we speak in Portugal.
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1) not necessarily ... actually we omit a lot the article while speaking :) so just "Meu apartamento! would be fine too
2) num = "em" + undefined article "um"
3) mmm ... there isn't article because they wasn't quoted, cited before ... but again, we frequentely omit the article .... with time you'll get the hang when to say it or not :)
4) uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho just the style of writing of the advertisement ... in this kind of advertisement it's usual to omit articles to write less ... make the advertismente shorter ... also in this kind of advertisement when someone says "uma sala", "um quarto" it is specifying that there is only one! So ... don't get too worried about this text, maybe it isn't the best one to notice when use or not articles :) (that's my opinion)
5) tem grandes janelas. Os quartos têm roupeiros. The noun without an article. Does it depend on the verb ‘ter’? Tem roupeiros = means there are "roupeiros" in the rooms
6) A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente. It is used definite article cause we know this objects. ( Are ‘nascente’ and ‘poente’ opposite? ‘nascente’ in my dictionary is ‘spring’ :((() Nascente = sunrise; poente = sunset "a" is not article here ... it's a preposition like "para nascente/ para poente" = "in the direction of"
7) toda a roupa. We always write definite article with ‘toda’ not always :) here it sounds fine to me "toda roupa" but "toda a roupa" sounds better ... again ... there are a lot of personal style about writing or not articles ... don't try to make it black or white ... with experience you will used them or not just because it sounds right or wrong :) Just ask if you have more doubts Cheers!!
2) num = "em" + undefined article "um"
3) mmm ... there isn't article because they wasn't quoted, cited before ... but again, we frequentely omit the article .... with time you'll get the hang when to say it or not :)
4) uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho just the style of writing of the advertisement ... in this kind of advertisement it's usual to omit articles to write less ... make the advertismente shorter ... also in this kind of advertisement when someone says "uma sala", "um quarto" it is specifying that there is only one! So ... don't get too worried about this text, maybe it isn't the best one to notice when use or not articles :) (that's my opinion)
5) tem grandes janelas. Os quartos têm roupeiros. The noun without an article. Does it depend on the verb ‘ter’? Tem roupeiros = means there are "roupeiros" in the rooms
6) A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente. It is used definite article cause we know this objects. ( Are ‘nascente’ and ‘poente’ opposite? ‘nascente’ in my dictionary is ‘spring’ :((() Nascente = sunrise; poente = sunset "a" is not article here ... it's a preposition like "para nascente/ para poente" = "in the direction of"
7) toda a roupa. We always write definite article with ‘toda’ not always :) here it sounds fine to me "toda roupa" but "toda a roupa" sounds better ... again ... there are a lot of personal style about writing or not articles ... don't try to make it black or white ... with experience you will used them or not just because it sounds right or wrong :) Just ask if you have more doubts Cheers!!
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English + Portuguese. Help me pls
O meu apartamentoMoro num apartamento com 2 quartos, uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho.
É arejado e luminoso, tem grandes janelas que deixam entrar o sol e a luz. A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente. Os quartos têm roupeiros, onde se pode guardar toda a roupa.
Text analysis
1) O meu apartamento.
It is used definite article before a noun with possessive pronoun. (No, not necessarily. In this case you could drop it.)
2) Moro num apartamento
‘num’ is preposition em + article o (No, num = em + um -> preposition + indefinite article)
3) com 2 quartos
There isn’t article, because there is 2. (?) (Yes, and besides there' the noun "quartos". There is no need of the article when there is a noun)
4) uma sala, um escritório, cozinha e casa de banho
two articles, no article. Why? ??? (It's hard to explain, but "no article" means that exists just one kitchen and one bathroom. Of couse, you could drop the indefinite article, when only exists "one" thing) Moro num apartamento com 2 quartos, (uma) sala, (um) escritório, (uma) cozinha e (uma) casa de banho.
5) tem grandes janelas. Os quartos têm roupeiros. The noun without an article. Does it depend on the verb ‘ter’? (no, roupeiros, it's in plural)
6) A sala está virada a nascente e os quartos a poente.
It is used definite article cause we know this objects. ( Are ‘nascente’ and ‘poente’ opposite? ‘nascente’ in my dictionary is ‘spring’ :((() (In this case, it's not an article, it's preposition. 'a' could be both definite article and preposition)
7) toda a roupa. We always write definite article with ‘toda’ (again, you could drop the article in speaking language).
Well, I'm not a teacher. I am just a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker. I hope I could help you. You are focus on the detals. It's not that important in the colloquial language at this moment.
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Easy text:
Meu apartamento.
Moro em um apartamento QUE TEM 2 quartos, escritório, sala, cozinha e banheiro. (Você não mora num apartamento COM dois quartos.Você mora COM seu pai, COM sua mãe, COM seu namorado, whatever).
Se seu apartamento tem apenas uma unidade de outros cômodos, não precisa especificar a quantidade. Já está explícito no singular da palavra (1) sala, (1) cozinha...
É arejado e luminoso, porque tem grandes janelas que deixam entrar o sol. (Não precisa dizer "o sol e a luz", você já disse que é luminoso. E onde entra o sol, com certeza entra a luz)
Nascente=leste=east
Poente=oeste=west
Don't worry about the grammar. It is always extremely boring. You must leave the Portuguese Language flowing through your mind softly, trying to get pleasure with the experience of learn something new.
By the way, you are living in a good apartment.
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Great analysis! Muy bien!
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