Placement rules

 

Unstressed pronouns come before verbs (próclise) when:
They are preceded by negative words or indefinite pronoun such as não, nada, ninguém, tudo, etc; Eu não a vi na festa.

Todos o amam.

Ninguém te viu?

 

I didn't see her at the party.

 Everybody loves him.

Didn't anyone see you?

 

 

Questions begin with interrogative pronouns or interrogative adverbs such as quem, o que, onde, qual, como, etc;

 

Quem te disse isso?

Como se diz isso em russo?

Who told you that?

How do you say that in Russian?

 

They are used right after conjuctions and relative pronouns in subordinating clauses;

 

Ele disse que me ligou ontem à noite. He said that he called me last night.
They are preceded by adverbs; Hoje me levantei às oito. Today I got up at eight.
They are used in exclamations. Deus me perdoe!

Que presente lindo ela te deu!

God forbid me!

What a beautiful gift she gave you!

 


 

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